Introduced with , this API is designed to retrieve the current system date and time with the highest possible level of precision.
: Modern versions of MinGW and MSVC (Microsoft Visual C++) set default target Windows versions to Windows 8 or higher. The _WIN32_WINNT macro is often set to 0x0602 (Windows 8) or 0x0A00 (Windows 10), causing compilers to assume the presence of APIs that don't exist on Windows 7.
, which lacks the "Precise" high-resolution capabilities required by newer software. Solutions and Workarounds
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Introduced with , this API is designed to retrieve the current system date and time with the highest possible level of precision.
: Modern versions of MinGW and MSVC (Microsoft Visual C++) set default target Windows versions to Windows 8 or higher. The _WIN32_WINNT macro is often set to 0x0602 (Windows 8) or 0x0A00 (Windows 10), causing compilers to assume the presence of APIs that don't exist on Windows 7.
, which lacks the "Precise" high-resolution capabilities required by newer software. Solutions and Workarounds