Windows Seven 7: Sync System Clock with Internet Time [How To]
Windows 7 News & Development Add commentsJust as in Vista, you can synchronize your clock with an internet-based server. This will ensure your computer time is always correct. Having the correct time is essential, especially when you want to search for files modified on a specified date; if the date is incorrect, you will have trouble finding your files.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to sync your clock’s time with time.windows.com’s time. This guide also applies to Windows Vista.
Note: These guides are written for the public beta of Windows Seven Ultimate (build 7000.) As further builds are released, these guides may be subject to change and will be updated accordingly. If the methods described below do not work, please don’t hesitate to ask our experts in the forums.
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Synchronize Your Clock with an Internet-based Time Server
To synchronize your clock, do the following:
- Click the Clock and click Change time and date settings…
- Under the Internet Time tab, click Change Settings
- Check Synchronize time with an Internet time server. I chose to use the default windows.time.com and chose Update now. Then press OK
Now if, for some reason, your time gets offset, you will maintain a correct time for your system.
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