>Sorry,
> Forgot to show the statement...:(
> set library to foxtools
> #DEFINE EWX_SHUTDOWN 1
> getout=regfn("ExitWindowsEx","II","I")
> =CALLFN(getout,EWX_SHUTDOWN,0)

ExitWindowsEx sends a WM_QUERYENDSESSION message to all applications. If any of those applications return a 0 the shutdown is terminated. This happens if you answer no to the save data messagebox. Some applications will not allow themselves to be closed by ExitWindowsEx (Outlook is one). You have to close the application first.

You can add EWX_FORCE (4) to the 2nd parameter to force the shutdown to happen. However, you could potentially lose unsaved data because it does not send WM_QUERYENDSESSION or WM_ENDSESSION messages to open applications.