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Re:Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random... by ragebol on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @03:59PM (#37152854)
Why not let the user at least give an estimate for the current time & date. Should be close enough for certificate validation.

Yes, that gets annoying fast for said user, but a good incentive to eg fix the bios battery.

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Re:Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random... by orf on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @04:17PM (#37153115)
Imagine there is no user, and there are thousands of machines
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Re:Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random... by cwilkes on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @08:09PM (#37155551)
Just have those machines randomly ask one another for the time. Because of the Wisdom of Crowds the time will eventually be right.

/ sarcasm

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Re:Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random... by ragebol on Thursday August 17, 2023 @09:45AM (#37161463)
Fair point. Another reason I don't want to manage thousands of Windows machines. Or even one for that matter.
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