Time, the synchronization of time and time in the Windows 11 operating system, is essential for different procedures, although this factor goes unnoticed, it may be that only with a difference of seconds or minutes many aspects become obsolete and limit different tasks so necessary. Sometimes it seems to be so imperceptible that it suggests that the failure could be another reason, so it is always good to take it into account when something does not work correctly.
As for downloading files, it can present synchronization problems with the server, which could determine not being able to download anything, a restriction of this type is very annoying. It can also present Windows 11 network connection problems , which would totally limit the internet connection, among other things, in this article we will explore the causes and possible solutions to this time problem.
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- Why is internet time not syncing properly in Windows 11?
- How to sync internet time with Microsoft services in Windows 11?
- In the services option
- Enter CMD as administrator
- Type ‘timedate.cpl’ in the browser
- Go to NIST URL
Why is internet time not syncing properly in Windows 11?
The causes for this can vary from when the operating system is installed without being connected to the internet, which could determine that the time must be adjusted manually, but if it is not, it could lead to this synchronization problem. We can get other factors related to this, such as temporary loss of connection or it could be some line problem.
There is a factor that could be the cause and that is that the PC battery is in its last days, this battery is responsible for keeping the BIOS running at a low energy level and if this fails the BIOS would completely turn off restarting the information of settings and time. This does not mean deletion of the entire PC content , as this is not the function of the stack.
How to sync internet time with Microsoft services in Windows 11?
To synchronize Internet time with Microsoft services, we can get several methods that can serve us for this purpose, but what we must be clear about is that one is linked to the other in order to work correctly. Let’s see how this whole procedure is done
In the services option
First you must open “services” from the start of the Windows Operating System, being inside we select “Windows Time”, this is responsible for the synchronization of date and time of clients and services, so if a problem is generated, this will not allow synchronization.
We open the properties by double clicking, in the pop-up window, located in the “General” tab in the “Startup type” section, you must choose the “Automatic” option ; then you click start, in order to allow the synchronization to be active in Windows 11.
Enter CMD as administrator
After performing the previous step, we proceed to open the “Run” window by simultaneously pressing “Windows + R” and copies “CMD” to open the command prompt, this is to enter a command to stop the Windows Time service. Enter the following command “net stop w32time” and then execute “w23time /unregister” with this we unregister, then activate it again by typing “w32time /register”.
With the latter we make the Windows time service re-register. So that it can be run again as a service by reconfiguring itself automatically and by default in the system registry. With this we are on our way to manually configure the time and date in the system, but it is not quite finished, you still have to do a couple of other things.
Type ‘timedate.cpl’ in the browser
After having done the above, we go to the Windows search engine and type “timedate.cpl”, press enter to open the “Date and Time” pop-up window, go to the “Internet Time” tab, then click on ” Change settings” in this next window in the “Server” section Select the option “time.nist.gov” and finally click on “Update Now” and OK.
At this time you can make use of the “NIST” executable which stands for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Which allows a synchronization to be linked through the internet, telephones and radio to have an exact time both in minutes and seconds and ensure that the time is correct.
Go to NIST URL
After doing the above, we enter the official NIST page , and being there we can download an executable file, which has the purpose of synchronizing the clock of your computer, making a query to a time server on the Internet.
To install it you just have to go to the path where the file is located, by right clicking we open the file as administrator, this will open a file with the time update in Windows 11. This runs automatically and provides details about Time of the day. local UTC format , the number of used TCP servers, host details, date and time, and validations to confirm date and time queries.