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How to handle system time change using Delphi code

Title: How to handle system time change using Delphi code If you need to react when system date time has changed you can handle the WM_TimeChange Windows message. Here's a sample code: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ type TForm1 = class(TForm) private procedure WMTimeChange(var Msg: TMessage) ; message WM_TIMECHANGE; end; var Form1: TForm1; implementation {$R *.DFM} procedure TForm1.WMTimeChange(var Msg: TMessage) ; begin inherited; ShowMessage('Date/Time has changed!') ; end; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note: the "Handling Windows Messages the Delphi way" article has more info on Windows message handling from Delphi code.