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2019-10-26

How to change the time server on Windows 10?

windows 10 NTP

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