void SetDebugPrivileges()
{
        TOKEN_PRIVILEGES Debug_Privileges;

        //STEP 1
        if (!LookupPrivilegeValue (NULL, // Privieleges for the local system
                SE_DEBUG_NAME, // define the name of the privilege
                &Debug_Privileges.Privileges[0].Luid)) // will get the LUID value into this variable
        {       //if function failed, cannot proceed to the next step
                return GetLastError(); //terminate the outer function
        }

        //STEP 2
        DWORD err = 0; // define error holder, used to store the error code in case of failure
        HANDLE hToken = 0; //  instantiate a token handle
        if (!OpenProcessToken (GetCurrentProcess (), // current process ID handle
                TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES, //set the desired access
                &hToken)) // handle to the token will be held here
        {       // if function failed, cannot proceed to the next step
                err = GetLastError();
                if (hToken) // if handle is still valid
                        CloseHandle (hToken); // destroy it
                return err; //terminate the outer function
        }

        //STEP3
        Debug_Privileges.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED; // set to enable privilege
        Debug_Privileges.PrivilegeCount = 1; // working with only one privilege

        if (!AdjustTokenPrivileges (hToken, // access token handle
                FALSE, // do not disable privileges
                &Debug_Privileges, // pointer to the token structure
                0,  // no need for a buffer
                NULL, // previous state not set
                NULL)) //  no need for a buffer
        {
                err = GetLastError();
                if (hToken) // if handle is still valid
                        CloseHandle (hToken); // destroy it
                return err; //terminate the outer function
        }

        return err;
}