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InitiateSystemShutdown (advapi32)
 
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Summary
Initiate the system shutdown

C# Signature:

[DllImport("advapi32.dll")]
static extern bool InitiateSystemShutdown(
            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] string lpMachinename,
            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] string lpMessage,
            Int32 dwTimeout,
            bool bForceAppsClosed,
            bool bRebootAfterShutdown);

VB Signature:

Declare Function InitiateSystemShutdown Lib "advapi32.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

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Notes:

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Alternative Managed API:

    Public ErrMsg As String
    Private Flag As Integer = 8

    Function ShutdownPC(ByVal PC_Name As String, ByVal forced As Boolean) As Boolean
    Dim wmi As ManagementClass
    Dim objs As ManagementObjectCollection
    Dim obj As ManagementObject
    Dim Result As Integer

    If forced = True Then
        Flag += 4
    End If
    Try
        wmi = New ManagementClass("\\" & PC_Name & "\root\cimv2:Win32_OperatingSystem")
        objs = wmi.GetInstances()
        For Each obj In objs
        ' Get an input parameters object for this method
        Dim inParams As ManagementBaseObject = obj.GetMethodParameters("Win32Shutdown")
        ' fill 'em in
        inParams("Flags") = Flag
        inParams("Reserved") = 0
        ' do it!
        Dim outParams As ManagementBaseObject = obj.InvokeMethod("Win32Shutdown", inParams, Nothing)
        Result = Convert.ToInt32(outParams("returnValue"))
        If Result <> 0 Then
            ErrMsg = ErrorToString(Result)
            Return False
        End If
        Exit For
        Next
    Catch ex As Exception
        ErrMsg = ex.Message
        Return False
    End Try

    Return True
    End Function

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