Sync your Windows Time to a different time provider for automatic time adjustment
If you’ve had any issues with your Windows Time you might want to switch the time provider to “time.nist.gov” to get an accurate time sync. Follow this article to set your Windows time provider to “time.nist.gov”,
Step-1: Adjust Windows Time
Right click on the Windows Time on your Windows Taskbar and click on the “Adjust Date/Time” menu option.
Step-2: Change Settings at the Internet Time tab
When Windows Vista pops-up the “Date and Time” dialog click on the “Internet Time” tab. You might be able to see the text “This computer is set to automatically synchronize with ‘time.windows.com’”. We ultimately wanted to change this to use “time.nist.gov”. So go ahead and click on the “Change settings…” button.
Step-3: Change Time Server to “time.nist.gov”
Click thru the UAC prompt and on the “Internet Time Settings” dialog change the value on the “Server:” dropdown from “time.windows.com” to “time.nist.gov” and then click on the “Update now” button. Click the “OK” buttons to dismiss all dialogs.
I’ve had issues with my earlier time provider (the Windows default time provider) “time.windows.com”. The time was off by couple of minutes some times and the Daylight Savings Time were not getting adjusted automatically. After switching my Windows Time provider to “time.nist.gov” all those time issues went away.
I hope this resolves your Windows time issues as well, if you are facing any issues with your Windows time. If you have any questions/comments regarding this please let us know in comments.
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