diff --git a/library/std/src/os/windows/fs.rs b/library/std/src/os/windows/fs.rs
index 3dcde43cfec7..7fd90cdb2750 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/windows/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/windows/fs.rs
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl OpenOptionsExt for OpenOptions {
 /// of the [`BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION`] structure.
 ///
 /// [`BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION`]:
-///     https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/ns-fileapi-by_handle_file_information
+///     https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/fileapi/ns-fileapi-by_handle_file_information
 #[stable(feature = "metadata_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
 pub trait MetadataExt {
     /// Returns the value of the `dwFileAttributes` field of this metadata.
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ pub trait MetadataExt {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// [File Attribute Constants]:
-    ///     https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/file-attribute-constants
+    ///     https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/fileio/file-attribute-constants
     #[stable(feature = "metadata_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
     fn file_attributes(&self) -> u32;
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ pub trait MetadataExt {
     /// }
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`FILETIME`]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/minwinbase/ns-minwinbase-filetime
+    /// [`FILETIME`]: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/minwinbase/ns-minwinbase-filetime
     #[stable(feature = "metadata_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
     fn creation_time(&self) -> u64;
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ pub trait MetadataExt {
     /// }
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`FILETIME`]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/minwinbase/ns-minwinbase-filetime
+    /// [`FILETIME`]: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/minwinbase/ns-minwinbase-filetime
     #[stable(feature = "metadata_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
     fn last_access_time(&self) -> u64;
 
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ pub trait MetadataExt {
     /// }
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`FILETIME`]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/minwinbase/ns-minwinbase-filetime
+    /// [`FILETIME`]: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/minwinbase/ns-minwinbase-filetime
     #[stable(feature = "metadata_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
     fn last_write_time(&self) -> u64;
 
@@ -471,10 +471,21 @@ pub trait MetadataExt {
     #[unstable(feature = "windows_by_handle", issue = "63010")]
     fn file_index(&self) -> Option<u64>;
 
-    /// Returns the change time, which is the last time file metadata was changed, such as
-    /// renames, attributes, etc
-    ///
-    /// This will return `None` if the `Metadata` instance was not created using the `FILE_BASIC_INFO` type.
+    /// Returns the value of the `ChangeTime{Low,High}` field from the
+    /// [`FILE_BASIC_INFO`] struct associated with the current file handle.
+    /// [`ChangeTime`], is the last time file metadata was changed, such as
+    /// renames, attributes, etc.
+    ///
+    /// This will return `None` if `Metadata` was populated without access to
+    /// [`FILE_BASIC_INFO`]. For example, the result of `std::fs::read_dir`
+    /// will be derived from [`WIN32_FIND_DATA`] which does not have access to
+    /// `ChangeTime`.
+    ///
+    /// [`FILE_BASIC_INFO`]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/winbase/ns-winbase-file_basic_info
+    /// [`WIN32_FIND_DATA`]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/minwinbase/ns-minwinbase-win32_find_dataw
+    /// [`FindFirstFile`]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-findfirstfilea
+    /// [`FindNextFile`]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-findnextfilea
+    /// [`ChangeTime`]: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20100709-00/?p=13463#:~:text=I%E2%80%99m%20told%20that%20the%20difference%20is%20metadata.%20The,attributes%20%28hidden%2C%20read-only%2C%20etc.%29%20or%20renaming%20the%20file.
     #[unstable(feature = "windows_change_time", issue = "121478")]
     fn change_time(&self) -> Option<u64>;
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/fs.rs
index 5b360640c4e6..ee2d92a231eb 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/fs.rs
@@ -371,12 +371,19 @@ impl File {
                     reparse_tag = attr_tag.ReparseTag;
                 }
             }
+
+            // FILE_BASIC_INFO contains additional fields not returned by GetFileInformationByHandle
+            let basic_info = self.basic_info()?;
+
             Ok(FileAttr {
                 attributes: info.dwFileAttributes,
                 creation_time: info.ftCreationTime,
                 last_access_time: info.ftLastAccessTime,
                 last_write_time: info.ftLastWriteTime,
-                change_time: None, // Only available in FILE_BASIC_INFO
+                change_time: Some(c::FILETIME {
+                    dwLowDateTime: basic_info.ChangeTime as u32,
+                    dwHighDateTime: (basic_info.ChangeTime >> 32) as u32,
+                }),
                 file_size: (info.nFileSizeLow as u64) | ((info.nFileSizeHigh as u64) << 32),
                 reparse_tag,
                 volume_serial_number: Some(info.dwVolumeSerialNumber),
@@ -391,14 +398,7 @@ impl File {
     #[cfg(target_vendor = "uwp")]
     pub fn file_attr(&self) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
         unsafe {
-            let mut info: c::FILE_BASIC_INFO = mem::zeroed();
-            let size = mem::size_of_val(&info);
-            cvt(c::GetFileInformationByHandleEx(
-                self.handle.as_raw_handle(),
-                c::FileBasicInfo,
-                core::ptr::addr_of_mut!(info) as *mut c_void,
-                size as u32,
-            ))?;
+            let mut info: c::FILE_BASIC_INFO = self.basic_info()?;
             let mut attr = FileAttr {
                 attributes: info.FileAttributes,
                 creation_time: c::FILETIME {