How to set the date/time in C#

Question

How do I set the date/time of the computer in C#?

Answer 1

You will need to call the SetSystemTime Win32 API function through P/Invoke.

Answer 2

You'll have to use a P/Invoke to the Windows API.

Here's some example code in C#

Answer 3

Here's a bit of code to show how to use the Pinvoke.

Answer 4

You can set the date using Microsoft.VisualBasic.Today and Microsoft.VisualBasic.TimeOfDay, although they're subject to security restrictions.

Yes, it's strange accessing the Microsoft,VisualBasic namespace, but there doesn't appear to be a C# equivalent.