How to change the time server on Windows 10?
My father uses Windows 10. I had to change “Time Server” last night. He couldn’t browse the internet.
How to change the time server on Windows 10
- Open Control Panel.
- Click on Clock, Language, and Region.
- Click on Date and Time.
- Click on the Internet Time tab.
- Click the Change settings button.
- Check that the Synchronize with an internet time server option is selected.
- Use the drop-down menu to select a different server.
- Click the Update now button to synchronize the time with the new server.
How to troubleshoot time server synchronization problems
Some useful NTP, Windows Time Server related commands.
- Open command line
- to disable the Windows Time service:
net stop w32time
- to unregister the Windows Time service and to remove all settings information from the registryr:
w32tm /unregister
- to register the Windows Time service and to load the default settings to the registry:
w32tm /register
- to start the Windows Time service:
net start w32time
- to force your computer to synchronize the computer without waiting:
w32tm /resync /nowait