C program to shutdown or turn off computer.

C programming code for Windows XP

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
 
int main()
{
   char ch;
 
   printf("Do you want to shutdown your computer now (y/n)\n");
   scanf("%c", &ch);
 
   if (ch == 'y' || ch == 'Y')
      system("C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown -s");
 
   return 0;
}

C programming code for Windows 7

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
 
int main()
{
   system("C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown /s");
 
   return 0;
}

To shutdown immediately use "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\ shutdown /s /t 0". To restart use /r instead of /s.