Calling Windows API using VB.NET

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Published on 2009-04-23T15:29:53Z Indexed on 2010/03/20 20:51 UTC
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How to lock the screen (most important), change the sound, lock the keyboard and etc using VB.NNET?

I know it's quite easy to do it using C++ .Net

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