How can I tell if Windows Time service is working

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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TheWindows Time serviceis a Microsoft service that provides clock synchronization for theWindowsOS. If your device is showing wrong time and you are sure that it is not a time zone issue you may want to make sure that theWindowsTimeServiceis working correctly before applying any fixes.

TheWindowsTimeService(W32Time) is implemented in the W32Time.dll file. At times, theservice may stop working, leaving you wondering if the issue is with your computer or it is a network issue.

In this article, we are going to list a couple of tips to diagnose theWindowstime service so you’ll be able to confirm whether the service is working as intended or not.

Steps to check if Windows Time service is running

1.Check Windows Time Service Running

First thing you should do to diagnose theWindowsTime service is to check if theWindowsTime service is running in the Serviceswindow. Here is how to do it:

Close the Serviceswindowand proceed to check the Regional, time and date format.

2.Check Regional Time and Date

To check ifWindowstime service is working on yourWindowssystem, open the Times Settings page and try to match the data with your region and date. Here is how to do it:

If there is a mismatch with the regional time and date and theWindowsTime service, you can follow our detailed guide,Windows time service not running guide on Windows 10, 8.1, 7, to fix the issue.

How can I tell if Windows Time service is working#

Steps to check if Windows Time service is running#

1.Check Windows Time Service Running#

2.Check Regional Time and Date#

How can I tell if Windows Time service is working

Steps to check if Windows Time service is running

1.Check Windows Time Service Running

2.Check Regional Time and Date