static extern bool SetSuspendState (bool hibernate, bool forceCritical, bool disableWakeEvent);

Declare Function SetSuspendState Lib "powrprof.dll" (ByVal Hibernate As Boolean, ByVal ForceCritical As Boolean, ByVal DisableWakeEvent As Boolean) As Boolean

            static extern bool SetSuspendState(bool hibernate, bool forceCritical, bool disableWakeEvent);

                SetSuspendState(false, false, false);

        'SetSuspendState will put the PC in to a standby mode

        Private Declare Function SetSuspendState Lib "powrprof.dll" (ByVal Hibernate As Boolean, ByVal ForceCritical As Boolean, _

        'SetSuspendState Example

        'SetSuspendState(False, False, False)

    Application.SetSuspendState(PowerState.Hibernate, False, False)

    Application.SetSuspendState(PowerState.Suspend, False, False)

Public Shared Function SetSuspendState(ByVal state As System.Windows.Forms.PowerState, ByVal force As Boolean, ByVal disableWakeEvent As Boolean) As Boolean