Wrong time..

Windows 11 Version 24H2 (OS build 26100.3915)

I had to reinstall the system two days ago as the browser wasn't working nor was some of the software I require for University. Some files I had have disappeared. So I thought maybe a virus - however nothing has shown up. So I did an in place upgrade, I can at least access things now, but when I went to join an online tutorial I couldn't access the class. Lecturer said to check system time in case there's an anomaly. Currently it is 28/05/2025 14:04, sysinfo shows boot time as 27/05/2025 21:57:28. Checked the NTP server - said that the service hadn't been started, so I have now started that (via task manager and services). It still hasn't started after ten minutes. Says pending.

I have an update pending too that keeps failing. Which I am thinking may also be a time issue.

Can anyone advise please?

You can reset the Windows Time service configurations using Command Prompt.


Open the Command Prompt by typing cmd.exe into Start Menu, right-click on Cmd.exe, and open it as an administrator.


Execute below commands one at a time:





Once you completed the steps, your device should now synchronize with its clock over the internet.

Unfortunately it failed - I did run it under Admin

PS C:\> net stop w32time
The Windows Time service is stopping.
The Windows Time service was stopped successfully.

PS C:\> w32tm /unregister
W32Time successfully unregistered.
PS C:\Users\di> w32tm /register
W32Time successfully registered.
PS C:\Users\di> net start w32time
The Windows Time service is starting.
The Windows Time service was started successfully.

PS C:\> w32tm /resync /nowait
Sending resync command to local computer
The following error occurred: Access is denied. (0x80070005)

Did you open the Command Prompt with admin rights?

Windows uses time.windows.com as the default time server. If that time server is not working for you or if you want to use some other custom time server, you can do that too.



Open the command prompt as admin and execute the following command.




Don't forget to replace time.server.url.com with the actual time server URL. You can use the pool.ntp.org: NTP Servers in Global, pool.ntp.org to find the time server addresses of different countries and places.



As soon as you execute the command, Windows will access that time server, gets the time and syncs it with your system.

Seems to be working fine now, thank you for your help with it!

You are very welcome!