---
name: "InitiateSystemShutdownExA"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/InitiateSystemShutdownExA"
---

# InitiateSystemShutdownExA(3w)

## NAME

**InitiateSystemShutdownExA** (ADVAPI32.@)

## SYNOPSIS

BOOL InitiateSystemShutdownExA\
  (\
   LPSTR *lpMachineName*,\
   LPSTR *lpMessage*,\
   DWORD *dwTimeout*,\
   BOOL  *bForceAppsClosed*,\
   BOOL  *bRebootAfterShutdown*,\
   DWORD *dwReason*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Initiate a shutdown or optionally restart the computer.

## PARAMS

*lpMachineName* **\[In\]**  Network name of machine to shutdown.

*lpMessage* **\[In\]**  Message displayed in shutdown dialog box.

*dwTimeout* **\[In\]**  Number of seconds dialog is displayed before shutdown.

*bForceAppsClosed* **\[In\]**  If **TRUE**, applications close without saving, else dialog is displayed requesting user to close apps.

*bRebootAfterShutdown* **\[In\]**  If **TRUE**, system reboots after restart, else the system flushes all caches to disk and clears the screen.

*dwReason* **\[In\]**  Reason for shutting down. Must be a system shutdown reason code.

## RETURNS

**Success:** **TRUE**

**Failure:** **FALSE**.

## NOTES

if *lpMachineName* is **NULL**, the local computer is shutdown.

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"winreg.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/advapi32/advapi.c"**.

Debug channel **"advapi"**.