time settings

In today’s fast-paced digital world, even the smallest misalignment—like an incorrect clock—can throw off your schedule, security updates, and even your favorite productivity apps. Getting your Windows time, date, and time zone correct isn’t just about having an accurate clock on your desktop...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 has brought a wealth of features and a refreshed interface—but with creativity sometimes comes clutter. If you’re noticing more ads, suggestions, and nudges for Microsoft services everywhere—from your Start menu to pop-up notifications—rest assured you’re not alone. In...

Getting Started: Why Accurate Time Matters Before we plunge into the nitty-gritty, it’s worth pausing to reflect on why keeping your system clock in sync isn’t merely about convenience. An accurate clock is critical for: Security Protocols: Many security patches and authentication mechanisms...

Ah, time—the one constant that waits for no one. Yet, ironically, nothing causes more tech confusion than having the wrong time or time zone set on your Windows device. Whether you're stuck in a past time zone from a vacation long gone, or your device keeps messing up its internal clock after...

In the ever-evolving landscape of operating systems, one thing seems certain—every update comes with its fair share of hiccups. Microsoft’s latest rollout, the Windows 11 24H2 update, is no exception. Users across forums and social media are sounding the alarm over a series of troublesome bugs...

I browsed through the "Screensaver" posts before even joining the Forums and didn't find my particular issue. I purchased a "used" HP Compaq 6200 with Windows 7 Pro installed. If other information about this machine is needed, I'll need steps on how to find it within the software as there is...

Hi, i have dual booted my laptop with Windows 10 and linux. After that, my Windows time is always off and i am unable to sync with time.windows in the internet time settings. It shows period timeout at first but now it shows that the peer is unreachable. Can anyone help me?

Hey guys so I've been having this problem where, every week or two this virus comes back it changes the date and time, and the notifications bar is crazy Ill show screenshots, as for the time and date I fixed it and if I don't fix it it shows me SSL errors etc, and the date is setback 2011...

Hey all, I have a mac that I installed windows 7 pro (legit disc/serial been running for 2 yrs) on the partition running via paralells, no issues till very recently. It all started about 2-3 days ago I noticed firefox was saying every page in my bookmarks was untrusted, this was only on the...

Twice in the last week I've gone to use my pc and the system date had changed at some point during downtime. First time about 40 years into the future causing several problems. Second time(today) causing some different problems. Each time it took me awhile to realize what had happened. No...

Hello, Friends..! I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. Because of business purpose, I need five Additional Clocks. But Windows 7 has only two Additional Clocks. Can anyone help me please.? Thank you...

Hi Have a Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980 W7 X64. Hard drive crashed..installed WD replacement and installed the 3 discs for windows 7 Premium and the disc for drivers. Got message "Windows cannot verify Digital Signature for the drivers........... So re-re-re installed the 3 Windows discs...

Please can someone explain and give solution that multiple pcs on the SAME LAN can give DIFFERENT values of "Internet Time" yet all are synchronized with "time.windows.com"? Even machines with the same operating system will differ! The time differences observed may be many tens of seconds; -...

Today I decided to re-install windows 7 to make it was again, after backing up all the necessary files onto my on board 1TB hard drive I restartrd windows with the retail CD in the CD drive. I pressed F12 and chose to boot with CD rom, now after several minutes whilst the CD was starting up I...

I believe I've run into this in the past on XP as well, but I have 3 computers at home on Windows 7 and 2 of the three say that Indiana (East) does not observe daylight saving time. As a result I have two computers with the wrong time, I know I can set it to Easter time and resolve it but I...