how to catch the power button on wince ?

Question

I would like to catch the power button flagged as VK_TPOWER in the documentation how is it possible ?

Answer 1

The power manager is the only interface I can think of :

But I am not so sure that it will let you do anything you want with the power button, it is probably strictly limited in what you can do with it :

Here's a link that could help

Answer 2

If you can use C# have a look at the OpenNetCF. There is the OpenNETCF.WindowsCE.PowerManagement.PowerDown event that you can use.

I also recommend to read this article in order to understand how power management works.