C# Signature:

  [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
  static extern UInt32 InitiateShutdown(
    string lpMachineName,
    string lpMessage,
    UInt32 dwGracePeriod,
    UInt32 dwShutdownFlags,
    UInt32 dwReason);

VB Signature:

    ' InitiateShutdown
    ' https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376872(v=vs.85).aspx
    <DllImport("Advapi32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Ansi, BestFitMapping:=False, ThrowOnUnmappableChar:=True)> _
    Friend Shared Function InitiateShutdown( _
     ByVal lpMachineName As String, _
     ByVal lpMessage As String, _
     ByVal dwGracePeriod As UInt32, _
     ByVal dwShutdownFlags As UInt32, _
     ByVal dwReason As UInt32) As UInt32 ' returns ERROR_SUCCESS (&H0) if successful
    End Function

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