This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing time (clock) in the Notification Center for your account in Windows 11.
The Notification Center (Win+N) is a taskbar flyout where you can quickly access notifications, the calendar, and start or end a focus session from.
Starting with Windows 11 build 2610.5074 (24H2), the larger clock with seconds is now back in the notification center, displayed above the date and calendar.
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off "Show time in Notification Center" in Settings
- Option Two: Turn On or Off "Show time in Notification Center" using REG file
- Option Three: Turn On or Off "Show time in Notification Center" in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: "Show time in Notification Center" on and off
1 Open Settings (WIn+I).
2 Click/tap on Time & language on the left side, and click/tap on Date & time on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Turn on or off (default) Show time in Notification Center for what you want. (see screenshot below)
4 You can now close Settings if you like.
This option will not work while Administrator protection is turned on.
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
2 Turn On "Show time in Notification Center"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn-ON_Show_time_in_Notification_Center.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowClockInNotificationCenter"=dword:000000013 Turn Off "Show time in Notification Center"
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn-OFF_Show_time_in_Notification_Center.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowClockInNotificationCenter"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2 Navigate to the key location below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below step 3)
HKEY_USERS\<SID>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Substitute <SID> in the key path above with the actual SID for the account you want to apply this to.
For example:
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2498639629-3946114050-4100787084-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3 In the right pane of the Advanced key, double click/tap on the ShowClockInNotificationCenter DWORD to modify it. (see screenshot below)
4 Enter 0 (off - default) or 1 (on) for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
5 You can now close Registry Editor if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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Frustrating.
