This tutorial will show you how to hide the time and date on the taskbar system tray for your account in Windows 11.
The clock on the taskbar system tray shows the system time and date by default.
Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, you can now hide the time and date in the system tray.
If you set to hide the time and date in the system tray, you can still click/tap on the clock location on the taskbar system tray to open the notifications/calendar flyout.
Contents
- Option One: Show or Hide Time and Date on Taskbar System Tray from Taskbar System Tray
- Option Two: Show or Hide Time and Date on Taskbar System Tray in Settings
- Option Three: Show or Hide Time and Date on Taskbar System Tray using REG file
- Option four: Show or Hide Time and Date on Taskbar System Tray in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: Show or hide time and date in system tray on taskbar
1 Right click on the clock or clock location on the taskbar system tray. (see screenshots below)
2 Click/tap on Adjust date and time.
3 Continue at step 3 in option two.
1 Open Settings (WIn+I).
2 Click/tap on Time & language on the left side, and click/tap on Date & time on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Turn On (default) or Off Show time and date in the System tray for what you want. (see screenshot below)
4 You can now close Settings if you like.
This option will not work when Administrator protection is turned on.
1 Do step 2 (show) or step 3 (hide) below for what you would like to do.
2 Show Time and Date on Taskbar System Tray
This is the default setting
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Show_time_and_date_on_taskbar_system_tray.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowSystrayDateTimeValueName"=dword:000000013 Hide Time and Date on Taskbar System Tray
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Hide_time_and_date_on_taskbar_system_tray.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowSystrayDateTimeValueName"=dword:000000004 Save the REG file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2 Navigate to the key location below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below step 3)
HKEY_USERS\<SID>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Substitute <SID> in the key path above with the actual SID for the account you want to apply this to.
For example:
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2498639629-3946114050-4100787084-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3 In the right pane of the Advanced key, double click/tap on the ShowSystrayDateTimeValueName DWORD to modify it. (see screenshot below)
4 Enter 0 (hide) or 1 (show - default) for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
5 You can now close Registry Editor if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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