When a developer compiles an application that to this function, the compiler generates an import entry in the executable's PE (Portable Executable) header. When that executable runs on Windows 7, the operating system's loader attempts to resolve the import address—and fails. The result is the familiar error dialog:
Using QueryPerformanceCounter (QPC) to measure the elapsed time since the last base time update. Merging these values to create a high-precision timestamp.
: Modern software compilers (like Visual Studio toolsets and Rust stable toolchains) inject references to this function automatically into core runtime routines.
if (hKernel32) pGetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime = (PGSTAFT)GetProcAddress(hKernel32, "GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime");
The application no longer has a static import for GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime . Instead, the Windows loader only needs to resolve GetProcAddress and GetModuleHandleA —functions that exist in all Windows versions back to Windows 2000. The attempt to retrieve the function address will simply return NULL on Windows 7, triggering the fallback path.
Check the box to and report the operating system version as Windows 10 . Click Apply and launch the program. Solution 2: Apply a Hex-Editing Binary Patch