Solved (23H2 Home) - How do I get the clock to automatically sync daily?


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Before asking the question, I'll mention:
  • I'm running Windows Home 23H2
  • I restart my computer at the end of every day - except on rare power failures, it never shuts down and cold starts
  • "Fast start" is grayed out in my settings

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I think the above answers questions I've seen come up in other threads.

Earlier this week I noticed that my clock was about 25 seconds ahead of actual (time.gov) time, and that no internet time sync had happened since I upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 weeks earlier.

I read several threads here, and the easiest suggestion seemed to be to use the task scheduler to do a sync. So I set this up to happen for a time that the computer happens to be up and awake every day.

Yet I just looked, and the last sync was a manual one I did 2 1/2 days ago, and the clock is already four seconds fast (no big deal, but project this out over the course of weeks or months).

So what am I supposed to do, other than a daily manual sync, to keep the clock reflecting to-the-second reality?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
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    LOOP AIO LP-270206
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    Intel® CoreTM i5-10400 Processor 12M Cache
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    Asus Pro H410T/CSM
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    16GB - Kingston DDR4 SODIMM, 2666
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    1920x1080
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    Samsung MZ-V8V500B/AM 500 GB SSD (OS and apps)
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    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 2600.1742
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    Dell Optiplex 7080
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    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
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    DELL 0J37VM
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    32 gb
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    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
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    Integrated Realtek
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    Benq 27
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    2560x1440
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    1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme+256gb SKHynix m.2 nvme /External +512gb Samsung m.2 sata+1tb Kingston m2.nvme
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    500w
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    MT
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    Dell Premium
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    Logitech wired
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    Logitech wireless
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    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
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    Firefox
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    Defender+MWB Premium
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    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
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    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
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    Benq 27
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    2560x1440
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    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
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    500w
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    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
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    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
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    Firefox
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    Defender+MWB Premium
Before asking the question, I'll mention:
  • I'm running Windows Home 23H2
  • I restart my computer at the end of every day - except on rare power failures, it never shuts down and cold starts
  • "Fast start" is grayed out in my settings

    View attachment 108605
I think the above answers questions I've seen come up in other threads.

Earlier this week I noticed that my clock was about 25 seconds ahead of actual (time.gov) time, and that no internet time sync had happened since I upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 weeks earlier.

I read several threads here, and the easiest suggestion seemed to be to use the task scheduler to do a sync. So I set this up to happen for a time that the computer happens to be up and awake every day.

Yet I just looked, and the last sync was a manual one I did 2 1/2 days ago, and the clock is already four seconds fast (no big deal, but project this out over the course of weeks or months).

So what am I supposed to do, other than a daily manual sync, to keep the clock reflecting to-the-second reality?
You could try setting the time with a different time server, although I have no experience with that as a solution. See below;

Try using a different time server: You can try using a different time server to see if that resolves the issue. To do this, open the Date and Time settings in Windows, click on “Additional date, time, & regional settings”, then click on “Set the time and date”. In the new window, click on the “Internet Time” tab, then click on “Change settings”. From there, you can enter the address of a different time server and click on “Update now” to see if that helps.
 

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    Windows 11 Professional
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    Microcenter B677
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    Intel Core i5-9400
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    ASRock H310CM-HDV/M.2
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    32GB
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    Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Intel Kaby Lake - High Definition Audio / cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech) [A0]
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    LG Model: GSM59F1
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1080
    Case
    Lian Li 205M
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky AV
You could try setting the time with a different time server, although I have no experience with that as a solution. See below;

Try using a different time server: You can try using a different time server to see if that resolves the issue. To do this, open the Date and Time settings in Windows, click on “Additional date, time, & regional settings”, then click on “Set the time and date”. In the new window, click on the “Internet Time” tab, then click on “Change settings”. From there, you can enter the address of a different time server and click on “Update now” to see if that helps.

I'd actually tried changing the time server. The above post from @glasskuter seems to have some teeth though; my Windows Time service was set to Manual, and I just changed it to Automatic.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LOOP AIO LP-270206
    CPU
    Intel® CoreTM i5-10400 Processor 12M Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro H410T/CSM
    Memory
    16GB - Kingston DDR4 SODIMM, 2666
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung MZ-V8V500B/AM 500 GB SSD (OS and apps)
    WD 1TB SSD (data)
    Antivirus
    Defender

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LOOP AIO LP-270206
    CPU
    Intel® CoreTM i5-10400 Processor 12M Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro H410T/CSM
    Memory
    16GB - Kingston DDR4 SODIMM, 2666
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung MZ-V8V500B/AM 500 GB SSD (OS and apps)
    WD 1TB SSD (data)
    Antivirus
    Defender
Per @glasskuter the setting the Windows Time service to Automatic seems to have done the trick:

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I have no idea why the sync happened at 10:36 last night, a pretty random time. But I'm glad it happened on its own!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LOOP AIO LP-270206
    CPU
    Intel® CoreTM i5-10400 Processor 12M Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro H410T/CSM
    Memory
    16GB - Kingston DDR4 SODIMM, 2666
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung MZ-V8V500B/AM 500 GB SSD (OS and apps)
    WD 1TB SSD (data)
    Antivirus
    Defender
"Fast start" is grayed out in my settings
That is correct (well the default anyway) and the tick shows that Fast Start is enabled.

Just for info and I've posted on this before...

Curiously when you disable Fast Start (by clicking 'change settings that are currently unavailable' at the top of that page) my experience has been that the clock then does not sync automatically. That has been across many builds and clean installs over several years and on two different PC's so it is/was a 'real' issue if you do that.
 

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  • OS
    W11 Pro x64 24H2 Dev
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 7760 Mobile Precision 17"
    CPU
    Intel i5
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    8Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Hard Drives
    2 x 256Gb SSD
    PSU
    Dell 240 watt
    Mouse
    Dell Premier Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    50Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Default Microsoft Security
Curiously when you disable Fast Start (by clicking 'change settings that are currently unavailable' at the top of that page) my experience has been that the clock then does not sync automatically.
I have not observed this.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 2600.1742
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme+256gb SKHynix m.2 nvme /External +512gb Samsung m.2 sata+1tb Kingston m2.nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
I have no idea why the sync happened at 10:36 last night, a pretty random time.
In my system, the sync seems to happen (at the server 'time.windows.com') every 9 hours 6 minutes. I think that's a time interval chosen such that not all PCs will try to sync at exactly the same time and the time server would be overloaded every hour while all over the world are doing it exactly at (for instance) their time 24:00 (local time). By using such an rather silly interval the timing will be very coincidental and so spread over the day equally.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.4317
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Build by vendor to my specs
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO B550M-P Gen3
    Memory
    Kingston FURY Beast 2x16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 CL16
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    MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB LP V1
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    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX
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    Samsung S24E450F 24"
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    1920 x 1080
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    1. SSD Crucial P5 Plus 500GB PCIe M.2
    2. SSD-SATA Crucial MX500-2TB
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    Corsair CV650W
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    Cooler Master Silencio S400
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    Cooler Master Hyper H412R with Be Quiet Pure Wings 2 PWM BL038 fan
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    Cherry Stream (wired, scissor keys)
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    Asus WT465 (wireless)
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    70 Mbps down / 80 Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox 130.0
    Antivirus
    F-secure via Internet provider
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    Router: FRITZBox 7490
    Oracle VirtualBox 7 for testing software on Win 10 or 11
I have not observed this.
It was certainly a strange one.

Thread is here:

Have a look at post #13
 

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System One

  • OS
    W11 Pro x64 24H2 Dev
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 7760 Mobile Precision 17"
    CPU
    Intel i5
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    8Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Hard Drives
    2 x 256Gb SSD
    PSU
    Dell 240 watt
    Mouse
    Dell Premier Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    50Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Default Microsoft Security
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