Platform SDK: Hardware

Power Management Functions

The following functions are used with power management.

Function Description
GetDevicePowerState Retrieves the current power state of the specified device.
GetSystemPowerStatus Retrieves the power status of the system.
IsSystemResumeAutomatic Indicates the current state of the computer.
RequestWakeupLatency Specifies roughly how quickly the computer should enter the working state.
SetSystemPowerState Suspends the system by shutting power down.
SetThreadExecutionState Enables applications to inform the system that it is in use.