Popularized by tools like EasyHook or Microsoft Detours , this method involves:
The standard API, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime , is notoriously low-resolution. On a typical system, it updates roughly 64 times per second (every 15.6 ms). If you are logging high-frequency events, profiling code execution, or syncing network packets, 15ms is an eternity. You will see timestamps "stuck" for dozens of ticks, destroying the granularity of your logs. getsystemtimepreciseasfiletime windows 7 patched
The custom function uses Windows 7’s available APIs to synthesize a precise timestamp: Popularized by tools like EasyHook or Microsoft Detours