I'm running into folk that demand fixes today from free forums. While I think the clock issue could be us needing to set the clock and/or the timezone plus change time server entries I find folk exploding over what we took for normal about a decade ago.
That is, I worry that Windows and it's upkeep is asking too much today.
Your link does share that folk have little to no patience when working with volunteers. Notice they write "I work 40 hours a week. So when the weekend comes, I don't just sit on this forum every second of my existence. Patience would help you."
For them, a service counter may be the right answer.
--> But let's test those parts. Do the keyboard and mouse work on other PCs? If not, you found part of the issue. If they mouse works it could be a PC issue but then again it could be BIOS settings. I read part of the prior discussion but found a lot of hurt feelings. That's where a shop counter wins. They cater to us because we pay them. They fix it or we don't pay.
My first test? Try mouse and keyboard on another PC.
Oh god, I've been having this problem for over a week, and I've already been to two forums already.
Here are the two forum posts I've been to:
http://www.computerforum.com/threads/what-cables-do-i-need-for-a-samsung-sh-224db-bebe-disc-drive.235869/
www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/590299/keyboard-mouse-dont-work-inside-windows/
These incompetent idiots on bleeping computer (apt name, because that's how I feel right now) gave me a suggestion that they 100% guaranteed would fix at least the clock issue, and that, if it didn't fix the keyboard-and-mouse issue, it would bring us one step closer to finding a solution for that.
I personally could give a rat's *** about the clock issue! If I can fix the keyboard-and-mouse issue, I can manually adjust the clock.
But, these guys SWORE TO ME that the CMOS battery needed to be replaced, anyway.
Well, I spent a whole day's worth of food buying a new CMOS battery (going hungry for a day in the process), waited an entire week for it to get here. I cleared my BIOS, inserted the new CMOS battery, and .... nothing!
Even the clock got reset, even though that's SUPPOSED to be the one thing they absolutely guaranteed me would be fixed if I did this!
The only reason I'm still resorting to online help is because it's the weekend now, and all the local computer store are closed.
Do you guys have a suggestion? Maybe one that ... actually will solve the keyboard-and-mouse issue first, and any other problems second? Or at the very least ... a suggestion that actually DOES WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO?!

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