Even with the update installed, there are a few things to keep in mind:
| Windows Version | GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime available? |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Windows 7 RTM | ❌ No |
| Windows 7 SP1 (no updates) | ❌ No |
| Windows 7 SP1 + KB3033929 | ✅ Yes |
| Windows 7 SP1 + Convenience Rollup KB3125574 | ✅ Yes |
| Windows 8 and later | ✅ Yes (natively) | getsystemtimepreciseasfiletime windows 7 upd
typedef void (WINAPI *pGetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime)(LPFILETIME lpSystemTimeAsFileTime);pGetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime dyn_GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime = (pGetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle(TEXT("kernel32.dll")), "GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime"); Even with the update installed, there are a
if (dyn_GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime != NULL) // Safe to call on Windows 7 (with KB3033929) dyn_GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime(&ft); else // Fallback to GetSystemTimeAsFileTime (millisecond granularity) GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&ft);Even with the update installed