Time Provider - Win32 apps
By stevewhims
Archived: 2026-04-02 10:38:20 UTC
The Microsoft Windows operating system provides support for a variety of hardware devices and network time
protocols using the time provider architecture. Input time providers retrieve accurate time stamps from hardware
or the network, and output time providers provide time stamps to other clients on the network.
Time providers are managed by the time provider manager. It is responsible for loading, starting, and stopping
time providers as directed by the service control manager. This interface makes writing a time provider easier than
writing a full service.
Creating a Time Provider
Registering a Time Provider
Sample Time Provider
Related topics
Windows Time Service
Source: https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/ms725475.aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/ms725475.aspx
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