Synchronize Windows 10 Clock with an Internet Time Server

Synchronize Windows 10 Clock with an Internet Time Server: If you have set the Clock in Windows 10 to automatically set time then you may be aware that the current time is synchronized with an Internet Time Server in order to update time. This means that the clock on your PC’s Taskbar or Windows Settings is updated at regular intervals to match the time on the time server which ensures that your clock has accurate time. You need to be connected to the internet for time to automatically synchronize with an Internet time server without which the time won’t be updated.

Now Windows 10 uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to connect with the Internet time servers in order to synchronize Windows Clock. If the time in Windows Clock is not accurate then you could face network issues, corrupted files, and incorrect timestamps in documents & important files. With Windows 10 you could easily change the time servers or can even add a custom time server when necessary.

So now you know it’s important for your Windows to display the correct time in order to ensure proper functioning of your PC. Without which certain applications and Windows services will start experiencing issues. So without wasting any time let’s see How to Synchronize Windows 10 Clock with an Internet Time Server with the help of the below-listed tutorial.

How to Synchronize Windows 10 Clock with an Internet Time Server

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Method 1: Synchronize Windows 10 Clock with an Internet Time Server in Internet Time Settings

1.Uhlobo ulawulo in Windows 10 Search then click on Iphaneli yokulawula kwisiphumo sokukhangela.

2. Ngoku cofa apha "Iwotshi, uLwimi kunye noMmandla” emva koko ucofe “Umhla nexesha".

3.Under Date and Time window click “Guqula umhla kunye nexesha".

4.Switch to Internet Time then click on “Shintsha izicwangciso".

5.Make sure to checkmark “Ngqamanisa neseva yexesha le-Intanethi” box, then select a time server from the Server drop-down and click Update Now.

6.Click Ok then click Apply followed by OK again.

7.If the time is not updated then choose a different Internet time server and again click Update now.

8.Reboot PC yakho ukugcina utshintsho.

Method 2: Synchronize Windows 10 Clock with an Internet Time Server in Command Prompt

1.Cofa iSitshixo seWindows + X uze ukhethe I-Prompt (Admin).

2.Thayipha lo myalelo ulandelayo kwi-cmd kwaye ucofe u-Enter:

w32tm / ukuvumelanisa kwakhona
net time /domain

3.Ukuba ufumana i The service has not been started. (0x80070426) error, ngoko kufuneka start Windows Time service.

4.Type the following command to start Windows Time service then again try to synchronize Windows Clock:

ukuqala komnatha w32time

5.Close Command Prompt and restart your PC.

Method 3: Change the Internet Time Synchronization Update Interval

1.Cofa iSitshixo seWindows + R uze uchwetheze regedit kwaye ucofe u-Enter ukuvula iRegistry Editor.

2.Yiya kweli qhosha lilandelayo lobhaliso:

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesW32TimeTimeProvidersNtpClient

3.Khetha NtpcClient then in right window pane double-click on SpecialPollInterval ukutshintsha ixabiso layo.

4.Ngoku khetha Decimal from the Base then in the Value date change the value to 86400.

Phawula: 86400 seconds (60 seconds X 60 minutes X 24 hours X 1 day) which means that the time will be updated every day. The default time is every 604800 seconds (7 days). Just make sure not use the time interval less than 14400 seconds (4 hours) as your computer’s IP will get banned from the time server.

5.Click Ok then close Registry Editor.

6.Reboot PC yakho ukugcina utshintsho.

Method 4: Add a new Internet time server on Windows 10

1.Type control in Windows 10 Search then click on Iphaneli yokulawula kwisiphumo sokukhangela.

2. Ngoku cofa apha "Iwotshi, uLwimi kunye noMmandla” emva koko ucofe “Umhla nexesha".

3.Under Date and Time window click “Guqula umhla kunye nexesha".

4.Tshintshela kwi Ixesha le-Intanethi emva koko ucofe ku-"Shintsha izicwangciso".

5. Phawula i “Ngqamanisa neseva yexesha le-Intanethi” box then under Server type the address of the time server and click Hlaziya Ngoku.

Phawula: Jonga apha for a list of the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) time servers that are available on the Internet.

6.Click Ok then click Apply followed by OK again.

7.Reboot PC yakho ukugcina utshintsho.

Method 5: Add a new Internet time server on Windows 10 using Registry

1.Cofa iSitshixo seWindows + R uze uchwetheze regedit kwaye ucofe u-Enter ukuvula Umhleli weRegistry.

2.Yiya kweli qhosha lilandelayo lobhaliso:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionDateTimeServers

3.Cofa ekunene Seva ukhethe Entsha > Ixabiso lomtya.

4.Type a number according to the position of the new server, for example, if there are already 2 entries then you have to name this new string as 3.

5.Now double-click on this newly created String Value to change its value.

6. Okulandelayo, type the address of the time server then click OK. For example, if you want to use Google Public NTP server then enter time.google.com.

Phawula: Jonga apha for a list of the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) time servers that are available on the Internet.

7.Qalisa kwakhona iPC yakho ukugcina utshintsho.

If you’re still facing in synchronizing Windows 10 Clock then fix them using the below-listed steps:

Phawula: This will remove all your custom servers from Registry.

1.Cofa iSitshixo seWindows + X uze ukhethe Umyalelo oboqayo (Admin).

2.Thayipha lo myalelo ulandelayo kwi-cmd kwaye ucofe u-Enter:

netstop w32time
w32tm / ungabhalisi
w32tm / irejista
ukuqala komnatha w32time
w32tm /resync /nowait

3.Qalisa kwakhona iPC yakho ukugcina utshintsho.

Ithethelelwe:

Yiloo nto oyifundileyo ngempumelelo How to Synchronize Windows 10 Clock with an Internet Time Server but if you still have any queries regarding this tutorial then feel free to ask them in the comment’s section.