[Closed] Detect type of windows shut down

[IanN1990]

When ever my pc shuts own, its always hangs by some application and just looks horrible.

It normally comes 2 the case where i need to do a force shutdown.

Before i tryed the idea of autoits Exit-Method and then making it do a forced restart.

Is there any way for the exit method to tell if the pc is shutting down "in which case do a forced shutdown" or is restarted "in which case do a forced restart"?

Edited September 8, 2012 by IanN1990

[EKY32]

Maybe you can try to detect the window that tells you some time that you need to force end some processes.

Why don't you try to fix the Windows problem? check if it's internal and use the command-line (DOS) typing ( sfc /scannow ) - you might need the Windows Installation Disk if your OS is under Win Vista.

Good luck.

[AZJIO]

It has no relevance to AutoIt. I use shortcuts on your desktop ("Win + D" - minimizes window).

Shut down the computer

C:WINDOWSsystem32shutdown.exe -s -t 00 -f

Reboot the computer

C:WINDOWSsystem32shutdown.exe -r -t 00 -f

[EKY32]

Yes that's right, but i think he means he wants an automatic technology? not using shortcuts.

It helps anyway.

[IanN1990]

@Azjio The shortcuts is a good idea but as Eky32 i want it more automatic. As my script runs 24/7 it would be nice for it to detect what type of shutdown is happening and act accordinly

[Bowmore]

You need to set up a message handler using GUIRegisterMsg() for WM_QUERYENDSESSION

and then take the appropriate action when windows send the WM_QUERYENDSESSION message prior to shutting down.

see MSDN for details http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376890(v=vs.85).aspx

[Manko]

Is there any way for the exit method to tell if the pc is shutting down "in which case do a forced shutdown" or is restarted "in which case do a forced restart"?

This is a frequently asked question on the net. And the answer is always no. It is not possible to destinguish between shutdown and restart. It is crazy, but that is the way it is. (Atleast not in any straightforward way... Maybe hook shutdown-API... or other things...)

/Manko

Edited August 27, 2012 by Manko

[IanN1990]

Yea searching the forums it seams alot of people ask this similar question with no answer or the answer requires a high level of coding + windows understanding. Maybe some day someone could make a UDF on it, as it would be quite useful

[Blue_Drache]

This is a frequently asked question on the net. And the answer is always no. It is not possible to destinguish between shutdown and restart. It is crazy, but that is the way it is. (Atleast not in any straightforward way... Maybe hook shutdown-API... or other things...)

/Manko

That's generally because the OS takes care of the difference. It does not matter to the program in the slightest what the OS is doing. All it (the program) was told to do was close. Period. And that's really all it needs to do. The why is moot.

Edited August 30, 2012 by Blue_Drache

[BrewManNH]

It seems to be an issue with Windows not telling applications that it's rebooting rather than just shutting down, so a UDF probably wouldn't be easy to accomplish. Look on Stackoverflow.com for how many times this gets asked and the answer is always that it would be very hard to detect if possible at all.

[Manko]

Yea searching the forums it seams alot of people ask this similar question with no answer or the answer requires a high level of coding + windows understanding. Maybe some day someone could make a UDF on it, as it would be quite useful

If you really found some examples that can do this, please point the way, because I have not found anything like that.

[IanN1990]

just incase someone finds this one day and does know the answer but is a ltitle confused the end result would be something like this.

If Computer is shuttingdown then

Shutdown(17) "16 force if hung and 1 is shutdown)

elseif computer is rebooting then

shutdown(18) "16 force if hung and 2 is reboot)

else

do nothing and exit normally

endif