How to determine Windows Server start time using T-SQL

I am looking for a way to find out when the Windows Server was last started using only t-sql commands.

I am trying to stay within the default security configurations (i.e. I don't want to enable xp_cmdshell)

You can use the ms_ticks column from sys.dm_os_sys_info. This is the number of milliseconds since the computer was started.

SELECT DATEADD(SECOND, (ms_ticks/1000)*(-1), GETDATE())
    FROM sys.dm_os_sys_info

Will get you this information.

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