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What privileges are needed to terminate the Eventlog service process, and how are they obtained in C++?

Terminating the svchost.exe process that hosts the Eventlog service requires the `SE_DEBUG_NAME` privilege. In C++, you enable this by opening the process token with `OpenProcessToken`, looking up the privilege value with `LookupPrivilegeValue`, and adjusting the token with `AdjustTokenPrivileges`. Once elevated, you call `OpenProcess` with `PROCESS_TERMINATE` and `TerminateProcess`. Note that the service automatically restarts after a short delay.
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