Menu driven program for system control using C++
Prerequisite: Switch-case in C/C++
Problem Statement:
Write a menu-driven program to control your system such as shutdown, restart, log off, manual shutdown settings, abort the shutdown, and exit, using Switch-case.
Approach: The idea is to use system() in C. This function is used to invoke operating system commands from the C++ program.
In this program to use some system commands listed below:
- Shutdown: To shutdown system, use system() function and command shutdown with option s as:
system("C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown/s")
- Restart: To restart system, use system() function and command shutdown with option r as:
system("C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown/r")
- Log off: To logoff system, use system() function and command shutdown with option l as:
system("C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown/l")
- Manual Shutdown: To manual shutdown system, use system() function and command shutdown with option i as:
system("C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown/i")
- Abort the Shutdown: To abort the shutdown system, use system() function and command shutdown with option a as:
system("C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown/a")
Below implementation of the above system function and commands:
CPP
// Menu driven program in CPP to // system control using system() // function and command with option #include <iostream> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <windows.h> void printMenu(); // Function to shutdown the computer void shutDown() { // Tp clears the screen system ( "cls" ); printf ( "\nshuttingg down..\n" ); // System function call to // shutdown system system ( "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown /s" ); // To clears the screen system ( "cls" ); } // Function to restart the computer void reStart() { // Clears the screen system ( "cls" ); printf ( "\nRestart in 30 seconds ..." ); // System function call to // restart system system ( "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\shutdown /r" ); } // Function to log off user void logOff() { // To clears the screen system ( "cls" ); printf ( "\n Shutting down under 30 seconds... " ); // System function call to log off user system ( "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\shutdown /l" ); } // Function to open manualShutdown // shutdown dialog box void manualShutdown() { // To clears the screen system ( "cls" ); // System function call to manual shutdown system ( "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown /i" ); } void abortShutdown() { // To clears the screen system ( "cls" ); // System function call to aboart shutdown system ( "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\shutdown /a" ); } // Function to take user choices and perform // the appropriate operation void selectMenu() { int choice; printf ( "\n Enter your choice : " ); scanf ( "%d" , &choice); switch (choice) { case 1: shutDown(); break ; case 2: reStart(); break ; case 3: logOff(); break ; case 4: manualShutdown(); break ; case 5: abortShutdown(); break ; case 6: printf ( "\n Exiting... \n\n" ); printf ( "Exiting in 3 seconds...\n" ); Sleep(3000); exit (1); default : printf ( "\ninvalid choice Try again \n" ); printMenu(); } } // Function to print all the menus void printMenu() { // Set output color to blue // background and white foreground system ( "color 1F" ); printf ( "\n" ); // Create Menu printf ( "\xB2 \xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2" "\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2" "\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2 SYSTEM CONTROL \xB2" "\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2" "\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2\xB2" "\xB2\xB2 \xB2" ); printf ( "\n ______________________________" "_________________________________" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t 1. Shutdown Computer \t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t 2. Restart Computer \t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t 3. Log off \t\t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t 4. Manual Shutdown Settings\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t 5. Abort Shutdown \t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t 6. Exit \t\t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n|\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t|" ); printf ( "\n\xB2_________________________________" "______________________________\xB2\n" ); // Function call for select options selectMenu(); } // Driver Code int main() { // Function Call printMenu(); return 0; } |
Output:
Below is the Output of the above program:

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