windows lock desktop and logoff via SDK? Has anyone tried this?

[cvier]

Looked thru SDK, not apparently obvious on how to via SDK command to logoff and lock-the-desktop function. Meaning to actually logoff and lock the desktop like is available when in windows.

Has anyone tried this successfully?
cvier

[Alex D]

The functions you are looking for are ExitWindowsEx and LockWorkstation, respectively.

ex:

ExitWindowsEx (EWX_LOGOFF, SHTDN_REASON_MINOR_OTHER);

The second parameter of this function is the reason for the "shutdown" which may generate system events, logs, etc. depending on what you choose. Check the MSDN for more details.

LockWorkstation();

This one is pretty easy!

Hope this helps,

Alex

[cvier]

Works well.
Thanks,
cvier

[test_man]

I think I tried ExitWindowsEx function in Xp but it did not work. ( I tried long time back). So I am using shutdown /r command which exists in XP.
For help just type in shutdown /? in your command prompt.

Sheetal