HANDLE hToken;
TOKEN_PRIVILEGES tkp;

// Get a token for this process.

if (!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(),
        TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, &hToken))
  ShowMessage("OpenProcessToken");

// Get the LUID for the shutdown privilege.

LookupPrivilegeValue(NULL, SE_SHUTDOWN_NAME,
        &tkp.Privileges[0].Luid);

tkp.PrivilegeCount = 1;  // one privilege to set
tkp.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;

// Get the shutdown privilege for this process.


AdjustTokenPrivileges(hToken, FALSE, &tkp, 0,
        (PTOKEN_PRIVILEGES)NULL, 0);

// Cannot test the return value of AdjustTokenPrivileges.

if (GetLastError() != ERROR_SUCCESS)
    ShowMessage("AdjustTokenPrivileges");

// Shut down the system and force all applications to close.

if (!ExitWindowsEx(EWX_SHUTDOWN | EWX_FORCE , 0))
    ShowMessage("ExitWindowsEx");