Here is a quick set of functions that will allow you to reboot / shutdown / logoff windows from c#

There is a simple alternative solution but running shell commands from programs isn't always as reliable as calling the api so while something like this will work it really isn't a great solution

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("shutdown", "-l -t 00");

Some reason why the above won't always work would be

• What if there is a file called shutdown in the current working directory?
  (security hole here with network drives)
• What if shutdown is not available on the path?
• What if the user does not have permission? (some places only give permissions
  to reboot)

So here is a better solution. One that might actually work and as a bonus it will give you all the option available from C#. Just so you are aware I have this in a shared code lib called Stev.Win32 along with a bunch of other Win32 call's.

public static class User32
{
    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    public static extern bool ExitWindowsEx(ExitWindowsFlags uFlag, UInt32 dwReserved);

    public static bool ExitWindowsEx(ExitWindowsFlags uFlag)
    {
        return ExitWindowsEx(uFlag, 0);
    }
}

[Flags]
public enum ExitWindowsFlags {
    EWX_LOGOFF = 0,
    EWX_SHUTDOWN = 0x1,
    EWX_REBOOT = 0x2,
    EWX_FORCE = 0x4,
    EWX_POWEROFF = 0x8,
    EWX_FORCEIFHUNG = 0x10,
    EWX_RESTARTAPPS = 0x40
}

To use it simply call User32.ExitWindowsEx(ExitWindowsFlags.LogOff); You can also alter the options for more control.