InitiateReboot method of the Msvm_ShutdownComponent class

Initiates an operating system reboot operation on the associated child virtual machine.

If zero (0) is returned, then the reboot was initiated successfully. Any other return code indicates an error condition.

Syntax

uint32 InitiateReboot(
  [in] boolean Force,
  [in] string  Reason
);

Force [in]: A flag which, if TRUE, forces applications to be closed despite having unsaved data.
Reason [in]: The reason for the reboot operation. This is a user-defined string.

This method returns one of the following values:

Completed with No Error (0)
Method Parameters Checked - Job Started (4096)
Failed (32768)
Access Denied (32769)
Not Supported (32770)
Status is unknown (32771)
Timeout (32772)
Invalid parameter (32773)
System is in used (32774)
Invalid state for this operation (32775)
Incorrect data type (32776)
System is not available (32777)
Out of memory (32778)
File not found (32779)
The system is not ready (32780)
The machine is locked and cannot be shut down without the force option (32781)
A system shutdown is in progress (32782)

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 10 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2016
Namespace	Root\virtualization\v2
MOF	WindowsVirtualization.V2.mof
DLL	Vmms.exe