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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
Yes
Import Library
kernel32.lib
Header File
winbase.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

SetSystemTime

The SetSystemTime function sets the current system time and date. The system time is expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

BOOL SetSystemTime(

CONST SYSTEMTIME *lpSystemTime
// address of system time to set
);

Parameters

lpSystemTime

Points to a SYSTEMTIME structure that contains the current system date and time.

The wDayOfWeek member of the SYSTEMTIME structure is ignored.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Windows NT:
The SetSystemTime function fails if the calling process does not have the SE_SYSTEMTIME_NAME privilege. This privilege is disabled by default. Use the AdjustTokenPrivileges function to enable this privilege and again to disable it after the time has been set. For more information about security privileges, see Privileges.

Windows 95: Security privileges are not supported or required.

See Also

AdjustTokenPrivileges
, GetSystemTime, SetSystemTimeAdjustment, SYSTEMTIME, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime

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