How and when are c# Static members disposed?

Question

I have a class with extensive static members, some of which keep references to managed and unmanaged objects.

For instance, the static constructor is called as soon

Answer 1

If you really want to have static members which keep references to unmanaged objects just create a method for disposing the unmanaged objects and "force" consumer to use it on exit.

By "force" I mean document your class with a paragraph that states "when" and "why" to use this "dispose" method. Do it either if you are the sole consumer (or your code...) or you plan to distribute your class. Also try to use a somehow descriptive name (to that "dispose" method) such as "DisposeStatics", "AlwaysDispose", "DisposeAtEnd" etc.