Window Closing and Closed event //File:Window.xaml.cs using System; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Windows; namespace ApplicationShutdownSample { public partial class ChildWindow : Window { public ChildWindow() { InitializeComponent(); } void ChildWindow_Closing(object sender, CancelEventArgs e) { Console.WriteLine("Closing"); MessageBoxResult result = MessageBox.Show("Allow Shutdown?", "Application Shutdown Sample", MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Question); e.Cancel = (result == MessageBoxResult.No); } void ChildWindow_Closed(object sender, EventArgs e) { Console.WriteLine("Closed"); } } }