Unable to change the Windows 10 time: solutions

You want to change the time in Windows 10 but it does n’t work .
I get errors and ca n’t change Windows 10 time .
This causes some applications to malfunction or HTTPS errors while surfing.
In short, the fact of not being able to update Windows 10 causes problems.

In this article, I give you several solutions to fix Windows 10 errors, problems to change the time .

Contents

1Introduction
2Cannot change the Windows 10 time: solutions
- 1Set Windows 10 on time manually
- 2Return Windows 10 to normal startup
- 3Repair the Windows Time service
- 4Check and fix Windows 10 system files
- 5Windows Repair
3Time-setting errors to resolve
- 1An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com
- 2The PC loses time at each shutdown
- 3Time synchronization failed
- 4You are not authorized to perform this task
4Links
5Find the solution on the help forum

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Windows 10 has a Windows time service (W32Time) which synchronizes the time with the Microsoft time server: time.windows.com
This through an internet request.

Thus, the problems and the inability to update Windows 10 can have several sources:

The time service is not started, damaged and no longer works
Requests to the Windows 10 time server are blocked by an incorrectly configured firewall. You may then encounter the error ” An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com “
Windows 10 system files are corrupted
Local policies, permissions are wrong
Windows 10 is damaged and the system is corrupted. Usually, this is accompanied by other errors.

CANNOT CHANGE THE TIME IN WINDOWS 10: SOLUTIONS

SET WINDOWS 10 ON TIME MANUALLY

First, try to set the Windows 10 time manually .
Also take the opportunity to check that the time zone is correct .
For that, follow this complete guide:

How to change the time in Windows 10

If manual time setting does not work, feel free to try in safe mode .
This can bypass apps that prevent changing the time in Windows 10.

How to Start Windows in Safe Mode

RETURN WINDOWS 10 TO NORMAL STARTUP

Selective startup allows you to disable Windows applications and services in order to ease startup.
If you have followed a wrong tutorial and disabling Windows services, it can cause malfunctions.

It is then necessary to return the starting mode to normal starting.
For that :

On your keyboard, press Windows key + R
Then enter msconfig
Then in general, check “normal start”
Click on OK then restart the PC then

More details and explanations:

Windows startup modes

Then test the Windows 10 time update to see if the errors and problems changing the time are resolved.

REPAIR THE WINDOWS TIME SERVICE

Windows 10’s automatic time setting relies on a Windows service .
When the latter no longer works, the automatic time setting is no longer done.

On your keyboard, press Windows key + R
Then enter mscand OK
Then scroll all the way down the list to find Windows Time
Double click on it and verify that the startup typeis manual . If not, change the type
Click the Connectiontab and make sure the Local Service account is configured. If not, correct

If you get an error starting the Windows time service then try this:

Open a command prompt as an administrator
Then issue the following commands which will re-register the Windows time service and attempt to repair it:

w32tm /unregisterw32tm /registernet start w32time

If it works, check if the PC returns on time if not continue with the troubleshooting steps in this article.

Then try to synchronize the time of Windows 10 to check if the errors and problems to change the time are completed.

CHECK AND FIX WINDOWS 10 SYSTEM FILES

To repair Windows 10 system files, we use the SFC (System File Checker ) and DISM utilities .
These two tools are used in command prompt.

Open a command prompt as an administrator
Then to perform an SFC check and repair, enter:

sfc /scannow

Let System File Checker scan Windows 10.
Finally, if system files are corrupted, SFC attempts to repair them.

Then we can use DISM to repair Windows 10 images .
Still from the command prompt, successively enter the following commands:

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

WINDOWS REPAIR

Windows Repair is a free utility that repairs components and features of Windows.

Download Windows Repairthen install it
Windows Repair starts automatically, accept the terms of use
However, it is advisable to do the repairs in safe mode. For that, at the bottom, click on Reboot To Safe Mode.. or follow this complete guide: Restart Windows in Safe Mode
Then launch Windows Repair
Click on the Repair Main Menutab
The list of Windows repair types is displayed: click on Preset: Common Repairs
You then get the list below, leave the elements checked
Finally click at the bottom right on Start Repairs
The operation starts with a succession of steps … black windows can open or close.
Let it finish, a message tells you that the Windows Repair is complete.
Restart the PC in normal Windows mode

TIME-SETTING ERRORS TO RESOLVE

AN ERROR OCCURRED WHILE WINDOWS WAS SYNCHRONIZING WITH TIME.WINDOWS.COM

This error indicates the Windows time service is unable to contact the internet time server.
Something is preventing the connection.

Check the internet connection
Check the Windows firewall configuration or uninstall any additional security software
Try to change theWindows 10 NTP server

THE PC LOSES TIME AT EACH STOP

If your PC does not keep the correct time and loses it every time it is turned off then the motherboard battery is probably exhausted.
This is often accompanied by a checksum Error or System CMOS checksum bad error when starting the PC .
It must then be replaced.

Replace the motherboard battery to resolve CMOS errors and lost time

TIME SYNCHRONIZATION FAILED

When you click sync now to update Windows 10, it returns the error: Failed to sync time .
To resolve this error, see the next paragraph to verify the local policies.

YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM THIS TASK

When changing time or time zone , you may encounter an authorization and permission error .
In command prompt, we can get the error: The client does not have a necessary privilege.

To correct this error:

Make sure your account is an administrator, to do this: How to check if you are an administrator on Windows
A local policy can prevent changing the time:
- On your keyboard, press Windows key + R
- Enter msc
- Then on the left, expand Security setting> Local policy> User rights assignment
- On the right look for Change time zoneand Change system time
By double clicking you can add user groups with the Addbutton

Local strategies	User groups
Change the time zone	Administrators LOCAL SERVICES Users
Change the system time	NT Service Administrators \ autotimesvc LOCAL SERVICES