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Q100359: DOC: Incomplete Description of ExitWindows()

Article: Q100359
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdocfix kbdocerr kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kbWndw kbFAQ kbDSupport kbwin16sdkfaq kb16b
Last Modified: 18-JUL-2001

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SUMMARY
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The description of the ExitWindows function does not list the code that you can
use to terminate Windows and return control to MS-DOS.

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Page 290 of the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) "Programming
Reference, Volume 2: Functions" manual for version 3.1 states that the
ExitWindows function can be used to terminate Windows and return control to
MS-DOS. However, the description doesn't list the code needed to exercise this
feature of the ExitWindows function.

To allow the ExitWindows function to terminate Windows and return control to
MS-DOS, pass a zero as the dwReturnCode parameter.

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Keywords          : kbdocfix kbdocerr kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kbWndw kbFAQ kbDSupport kbwin16sdkfaq kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:

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