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Rem run as administrator
@echo on & @setlocal enableextensions
@echo =========================
@echo Turn off the time service
net stop w32time
@echo ======================================================================
@echo Set the SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) source for the time server
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"0.it.pool.ntp.org 1.it.pool.ntp.org 2.it.pool.ntp.org 3.it.pool.ntp.org"
@echo =============================================
@echo ... and then turn on the time service back on
net start w32time
@echo =============================================
@echo Tell the time sync service to use the changes
w32tm /config /update
@echo =======================================================
@echo Reset the local computer's time against the time server
w32tm /resync /force /rediscover
@endlocal & @goto :EOF
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Baanin commented Apr 25, 2017

Thanks

@yangloc
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yangloc commented May 22, 2017

Thanks a lot!

@mathandy
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mathandy commented Jun 3, 2017

To others: make sure you "run as admin".
@thedom85 Thanks!

@rlogan403
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Thanks.

@z00sts
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z00sts commented Mar 12, 2018

👍

@benjamin238
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👍

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ediband commented Feb 21, 2019

Great script, thx!

@truekenny
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Work on Win10

@johnnyfortner
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Thank you, now I can keep time!

@ahmedmoselhi
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can i make a scheduled task using this?

@domenicozinzidea
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@ahmedmoselhi Yes, you can.

@kristianrl
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If you need to run this every time the computer boots, press the Windows key + R, type shell:startup. Then you can create a shortcut. Enter the shortcut's Properties, click Advanced, and select Run as administrator.

@kristianrl
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The clock was months off on my old computer, so Windows wouldn't update the time. This can be fixed by invoking w32tm /resync /force . Will you consider updating the script, @thedom85?

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thedom85 commented Mar 7, 2024

@kristianrl I added this command "w32tm /resync /force /rediscover" at the end

@valentinaballara
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@thedom85 Thank you very much! It was very useful.

@AndisGrossteins
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Running w32tm /config command after stopping the w32time service would always fail because w32tm command communicates with the service using RPC calls.

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