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Why are the Multimedia Timer APIs (timeSetEvent) not as accurate as I would expect?

The Multimedia Timer APIs (MM Timer APIs) get their high accuracy by using the Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) built into the hardware on the machine. By default Windows specifies a PIC duration of about 10 – 16 milliseconds. Every time the PIC
 
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