How does Windows support shared memory for inter-process communication (IPC)?

[ProfRon]

You ever wonder how apps on your Windows machine chat without slowing everything down? Shared memory lets them share a chunk of RAM like passing notes in class. I mean, one process grabs a spot in memory and marks it for sharing. Then others peek in and tweak it too. It's speedy because no copying data back and forth. You just need to set up a file mapping object first. That's like naming the shared spot so everyone finds it. Processes map that view into their own space. Boom, they read or write directly. I tried it once with a simple program. Felt like magic watching data sync live. Windows handles the security so rogue apps don't mess up your stuff. You avoid locks most times unless you add them yourself. Keeps things smooth for games or tools that need quick swaps. Sometimes processes signal each other to check updates. It's not perfect for everything. But for heavy data sharing, it rocks. I bet you've used apps that do this under the hood without knowing.

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