Use ShutdownBlockRequestCreate in Win32 Console application - c++

Question

What is the proper method of blocking premature termination of a Win32 Console Application running on Windows 7?
When Vista was introduced, there were changes regarding how Application Shutdown happened. Contrary to the behavior in XP, which was to open up a UI requesting whether the user wants to force close or not, Windows Vista (and 7) terminates the process if nothing is done programmatically to prevent it. Console apps and applications without a top level window visible must also use the new function ShutdownBlockRequestCreate to provide a reason for Vista to show in the UI that pops up or it will terminate the program after 5 seconds anyway.
Below is my attempt at using the ShutdownBlockRequestCreate function in a Win32 Console application; the precompiled header option was removed from the project after creation by the wizard. I get the error code of 5, corresponding to ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED, whenever I use the function. This is apparently (according to the Application Shutdown link) because I am not calling the function from the same thread as was used to create the window (the console window).
#include <iostream>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <windows.h>
typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SBRCREATEFUNC)(HWND,LPCWSTR);
void RegisterShutdownBlockReason() {
SBRCREATEFUNC ShutdownBlockReasonCreate;
HWND hWnd = GetForegroundWindow();
HINSTANCE hinstLib = LoadLibrary(TEXT("user32.dll"));
if (hinstLib != NULL) {
ShutdownBlockReasonCreate = (SBRCREATEFUNC) GetProcAddress(hinstLib,"ShutdownBlockReasonCreate");
if(ShutdownBlockReasonCreate != NULL) {
if(!(ShutdownBlockReasonCreate) (hWnd, L"Terminating Communication Sessions")) {
printf("\nfailed To Register Reason, failure code: %d\n", GetLastError());
} else {
printf("\nRegistered Reason\n");
}
} else {
printf("\nCouldn't load ShutdownBlockReasonCreate procedure\n");
}
} else {
printf("\nFailed to LoadLibrary(\"user32.dll\")\n");
}
}
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) {
RegisterShutdownBlockReason();
printf("Type to terminate program.\n");
getch();
return 0;
};

Answer 1

As a workaround, could you create a message-only window at startup and use ShutdownBlockReasonCreate on its window handle?

Answer 2

It doesn't make sense to pass the console window handle from a console program because the console window is owned by the CSRSS subsystem, not your console program. Furthermore, what if your console is run in full-screen text mode? Regardless of who owns what, now there's not even a window around your console!
Will it let you pass a NULL hWnd?
EDIT: Okay then, what if your console program creates its own hidden window and uses that?