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--- shutting_20down_20the_20pc [2018/03/31 13:19] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ shutting_20down_20the_20pc [2024/01/05 00:21] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 =====Shutting down the PC=====
-//by Richard Russell, October 2007//\\ \\  It's not a very likely thing to want to do, but the code below **shuts down** the PC when executed. Note that if run under //Windows 2000 Professional//, //Windows XP Professional// or //Windows Vista// it's entirely likely that the system adminstrator will have disabled the ability of ordinary user programs to shut down the PC. In that case the program will fail with the //Cannot acquire Shutdown privilege// message.\\ \\
+//by Richard Russell, October 2007//\\ \\  It's not a very likely thing to want to do, but the code below **shuts down** the PC when executed. Note that if run under //Windows 2000 Professional//, //Windows XP Professional// or //Windows Vista// it's entirely likely that the system adminstrator will have disabled the ability of ordinary user programs to shut down the PC. In that case the program will fail with the //Cannot acquire Shutdown privilege// message.
+<code bb4w>
         REM. Caution: this program shuts down the computer!
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         SYS "ExitWindowsEx", _EWX_POWEROFF, &FFFF TO ok%
         IF ok% PRINT "System shutting down...."
+</code>
 You may alternatively wish to change the **_EWX_POWEROFF** value to **_EWX_SHUTDOWN** ("=1") which doesn't turn the power off or **_EWX_REBOOT** ("=2") which restarts the system.