Auto sync time windows

This is recommended for all versions of Windows as they use the same time servers, including Windows The NTP Pool project is a service with over four thousand time servers available worldwide. The generic global address of pool. If the server number is small low single figures , try to choose the next closest country with a higher number.

This is simply for fallback purposes and if one server fails, there are plenty of others available to try. Note down the server address xx. For example, europe. Ensure the Synchronize option is checked and enter the Pool server address into the box, then click OK.

When Windows tries to sync the time according to the schedule or by pressing the Update now button, local NTP Pool servers will now be used to sync from instead, which should be faster and more reliable causing fewer errors from the Windows Time service. You need an active internet connection. That method obviously does work but it defeats the object of the exercise, which is to sync the clock on startup automatically.

Would be nice if there was something that could change the time to any preset time s , by the click of a button, and then set it back to correct time on the Click of a button. Admittedly, probably not too useful for the computer Layman.

Always a Very useful, helpful Site. Hi everyone! I wrote another time synchronization program. Hope you find it useful. Download: synthcode. All these methods were tested in Windows 10 at the time of writing and worked fine.

I need a program that adjusts the clock automatically every 5 or 10 minutes. Could you recommend one, please? NetTime can adjust on a custom timed schedule, just set the number to 5 or 10 and set to minutes in the drop down, look at the image and the Update Interval option.

I tried change the time manual to see how it will be adjusted and it took just one second for time -sync to adjust. D4 works fine and we still use it here sometimes. If you read the article, we explain the Neutron 1 hour issue and how to fix it. Press any key to continue …. Just tried it myself on both Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit and 64bit, works fine and as intended. Synchronize files between computers, USB drives, hard drives, network drives, and more.

The initial setup takes only 60 seconds. After the initial sync is complete, any new or updated files are automatically copied bi-directionally. The backgound service does this also without user optimal for servers You can enter 2 time servers. If one fails the other one is taken. Additionally you have a configurable Desktop calendar, which displays the current weather, a scheduler and a configurable trayclock which may show seconds.

Strange that this program is missing here. PTBSync is donationware which means that you can use it for free but you are asked to give a donation to an ONG for using it. Description with serveral screenshots here: netcult. Thank you for the article. I downloaded Neutron, made a shortcut on the desktop, changed the shortcut with the small program UACpass, and put the new shortcut in the startup folder.

This works fine on my Win 7. It creates the task in the task scheduler, but every time I reboot the computer, the task disappear. A scheduled task should not disappear during a reboot after it has been created. Are you running some sort of security software that is watching the tasks? I also had Unchecky that I have uninstalled who was running from the start. Could it be that because i created a scheduled task of synchronizing the time every day that the system deletes the Neutron task?

You can always use the other method of placing a shortcut for Neutron in your Startup folder if the task is giving you so much trouble. Thanks for reminding me of the method of the startup folder, I had forgotten about that one! I hope so that it will stay there! Thanks for the useful articles, as for additional info, I have using CMDTIME to solve bios clock reset, seems the motherboard issue instead of battery since i have try to replace the battery but the problem still persist.

I simply put this small cmdtime batch file to windows 7 64 startup, as long as you have internet connection it will work like charm. Please check it here autohotkey. Interesting trigger for that task scheduler. I figured I could ping an IP to wait for network to become available instead.

This also works on XP. To keep the service running on Seven I deleted the scheduled task that already existed. Disappointingly, on XP I received no clear description of the error either in control panel or in the event log, until after after one poll interval had elapsed.

Good blog posting as usual Raymond. I run much profitable ecommerce store and I sometime need to process a payment on my personal computer if my portal fails. If the time on my labtop does not match with the payment system the payment fail. I have been using Atomic Clock Sync: a free configuration utility for years provided by worldtimeserver.

It is indeed a useful tool and we looked at it, unfortunately it has several shortcomings for what we are doing in the article. It cannot auto sync on starting the program, cannot quit once synced, cannot contact any other servers besides time. Remember, the article is not about general or useful time syncing tools, but tools that can auto sync with a time server when starting your computer.

Is there a time server based on http rather than ntp? The proxy server at work seems to block ntp. Dimension 4 allows you to setup a time server over http, more information on how to do it is in their FAQ: thinkman. This is especially true when you are dual booting or some program is changing the time without informing the admin.

If that ever happens to you, you can force sync Windows time with a single command. Let me show you how. To use the Windows time sync command, you need admin privileges. As soon as you press the Enter button, Windows will execute the time sync command. This will force Windows to show the correct time.