How do I see the clock/seconds (not the notifications) when I click on the clock?


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In earlier version of Windows 11 - and all prior Windows versions - if I clicked on the clock in the lower right corner of the display, I'd see a running clock including seconds. Now what I see is as shown below, the notifications. The notification "bell" icon and the clock display are one piece now. How do I see a running clock again, versus notifications? If I turn on notification DND, I still don't see the clock.


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    Intel® CoreTM i5-10400 Processor 12M Cache
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    Asus Pro H410T/CSM
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Hello, :alien:

You can use an option in the tutorial below to turn on showing seconds on the system tray clock.

 

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I see the same thing but for seconds I think there's a settings that needs changing but according to this it's an installable option:

In Win10 there was a 'warning' that it would consume more power, an impact on Notebooks using battery power.

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    Win11 Pro RTM
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    Laptop
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    Dell Vostro 3400
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    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
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    16GB
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    24" Dell
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    Firefox, Edge
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    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
Hello, :alien:

You can use an option in the tutorial below to turn on showing seconds on the system tray clock.

Thanks. It sounds narrow and silly, but the seconds running and visible would be distracting. I'd only want to see seconds if setting an analog watch, or some other rare need to know time to the second (and of course I know that my phone and this same computer could bring up an atomic time display, or a time app, or...). Just wishing that something not broken hadn't needed "fixing."
 

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
It'll require the aid of a 3rd party app..., StartAllBack...

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    Windows 11
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    ASUS ROG Strix
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    Laptop
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    ASUS VivoBook

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