Syncing time server using batch file-Run as Administrator!

If you make a text file and copy and paste this in *also modifying the part where it asks for your computer name* and then rename it to timesync.bat ...this will sync your time clock. I run win 7 and i do have to run it as Administrator otherwise it gives access denied errors.

If this does not work, open a command prompt as administrator and type w32tm /unregister then again w32tm /register

THEN check and make sure windows time service is in services and on and running. Once that is verified simply run the bat file.

I put a pause at the end so you can see when it runs whether it worked or not. Simply hit any key to close the dos box.

Best of Luck!

Chris

w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:time.windows.com

w32tm /config /computer:(YOUR COMPUTER NAME) /update

w32tm /resync

pause

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LemP

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It's OK to experiment on your own, but this batch file contains a number of unnecessary parameters. In addition,Windows provides a GUI to manage Internet time synchronization.

By default, Windows 7 synchronizes the computer's clock against an Internet time service once/week. You can select the time server used though a GUI:

Click the time display in the Taskbar
Click "Change date and time settings
Click the "Internet Time" tab
Click the "Change settings" button (you may have to respond to a UAC prompt)
Make sure the box is checked next to "Synchronize with an Internet time server"
Select or enter a time server; by default, this is set to time.Windows.com; there are several nist.gov time servers (see https://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi), but often a better choice is pool.ntp.org -- see https://www.ntppool.org/en/

Your computer's clock must be "close" to the correct time or it won't synch.

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