Solved System clock not updating Auto?

Dante · Feb 17, 2023

Hi all, I have an odd issue with my clock on the taskbar. The issue is it only updates to the current time if I hover over it, if I don't it just stays static.
Has anyone seen this issue before, I have tried everything in regards to fundamentals of clock settings. I have tried a different time server and still same issue. It has been causing issues with my outlook as time is not synched.

kelper · Feb 17, 2023

No, I've never seen that behaviour. Have you tried DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth followed by sfc /scannow?

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Have you tweaked the clock at all?

FreeBooter · Feb 17, 2023

You can reset the Windows Time service configurations using Command Prompt.

Open the Command Prompt by typing cmd.exe into Start Menu, right-click on Cmd.exe, and open it as an administrator.

Execute below commands one at a time:

Code:

net stop w32time


w32tm /unregister


w32tm /register


net start w32time


w32tm /resync /nowait

Once you completed the steps, your device should now synchronize with its clock over the internet.

Dante · Feb 17, 2023

@kelper yes I have done SFC and DISM will try that @FreeBooter, surely it couldn't be the CMOS battery could it?

kelper · Feb 17, 2023

Did you try booting into safe mode? It sounds as though something is interfering with the taskbar.

FreeBooter · Feb 17, 2023

Dante said:
@kelper yes I have done SFC and DISM will try that @FreeBooter, surely it couldn't be the CMOS battery could it?

The CMOS battery, first place i would check.

kelper · Feb 17, 2023

FreeBooter said:
The CMOS battery, first place i would check.

If the CMOS battery had failed, the clock BIOS would show the year as something like 1960.

Mooly · Feb 17, 2023

The only issues I have had with the clock are that if you disable Fast Start then I found the clock did not sync. This was not PC specific and I class it as a bug.

Sound like yours might be a bit different though.

When did your clock last synchronise?

I noticed the clock was about 20 seconds in error today and on checking the 'last synced' date was surprised to see 01/01/22 Clicking sync now worked correctly and it re-synced. The date seems odd, more than just coincidence that it should be 01/01. If I look at 'date and time' in control panel...

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Dante · Feb 25, 2023

I ended up just using repair install of Win11 and worked fine. A sys file must have been the issue, one for scooby doo.

Mooly · Feb 26, 2023

Good to hear you fixed it. Your issue did sound a bit out of the ordinary.

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