how to make computer shutdown in C

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  1. jan1024188

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    how to make computer shutdown in C?which header do i have to include?
     
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    For Windows you can

    Code:
    #include <windows.h>
    
    void adjusttoken() {
          HANDLE hToken;
          TOKEN_PRIVILEGES tkp;
    
          if (!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(),
                  TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, &hToken));
          LookupPrivilegeValue(NULL, SE_SHUTDOWN_NAME,
                  &tkp.Privileges[0].Luid);
    
          tkp.PrivilegeCount = 1;
          tkp.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
    
          AdjustTokenPrivileges(hToken, FALSE, &tkp, 0,
                  (PTOKEN_PRIVILEGES)NULL, 0);
    
          if (GetLastError() != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
             MessageBox(NULL,"Cannot gain appropriate permission","Shutdown error",0);
          }
    }
    
    int main() {
      adjusttoken();    /* You will probably need this */
      ExitWindowsEx(EWX_POWEROFF|EWX_FORCE,0);
    }
     
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    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    int main(void)
    {
        system("SHUTDOWN -s");
        return 0;
    }
    
    This will shutdown Windows XP when run.
     
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