CM_Disconnect_Machine function (cfgmgr32.h)

[Beginning in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 functionality to access remote machines has been removed. You cannot access remote machines when running on these versions of Windows.]

The CM_Disconnect_Machine function removes a connection to a remote machine.

Syntax

CMAPI CONFIGRET CM_Disconnect_Machine(
  [in, optional] HMACHINE hMachine
);

Parameters

[in, optional] hMachine

Caller-supplied machine handle, obtained from a previous call to CM_Connect_Machine.

Note  Using this function to access remote machines is not supported beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, as this functionality has been removed.
 

Return value

If the operation succeeds, the function returns CR_SUCCESS. Otherwise, it returns one of the CR_-prefixed error codes defined in Cfgmgr32.h.

Remarks

Functionality to access remote machines has been removed in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 and later operating systems thus you cannot access remote machines when running on these versions of Windows.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Available in Microsoft Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows.
Target Platform Desktop
Header cfgmgr32.h (include Cfgmgr32.h)
Library Cfgmgr32.lib
DLL Cfgmgr32.dll