{"id":150603,"date":"2026-02-03T01:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T06:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=150603"},"modified":"2026-02-03T01:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T06:09:27","slug":"sync-time-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/sync-time-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Sync Time In Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-3780956248\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>It\u2019s the winter for power outages around here, with possible rotating outages due to damage at the power plant. These outages can also wreak havoc on our tech. Some minor, some major.<\/p>\n<p>One minor problem I had because of the last outage was that the time on one of my computers was out of sync.<\/p>\n<p>I usually sync the clocks in my home with the computer or TV. But sometimes those times need to be synced, too.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how to do it in Windows 10. In the search bar, type \u201c<strong>date<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong>time,<\/strong>\u201d then click \u201c<strong>Date &amp; Time settings<\/strong>\u201d when it shows in the menu.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2211080507\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Date-And-Time-Settings.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-150606\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Date-And-Time-Settings-640x491.png\" alt=\"windows-10-date-and-time-settings-set-manually-automatic-synce-now-time-zone\" width=\"640\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Date-And-Time-Settings-640x491.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Date-And-Time-Settings-350x268.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Date-And-Time-Settings-150x115.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Date-And-Time-Settings-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Date-And-Time-Settings.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cSynchronize your clock\u201d section, click the \u201c<strong>Sync now<\/strong>\u201d button. And that usually does it. If not, there are other options.<\/p>\n<p>You can change the date and time manually, but first make sure the \u201c<strong>Set time automatically<\/strong>\u201d is turned off.<\/p>\n<p>Then click the \u201c<strong>Change<\/strong>\u201d button. This pops up a box to manually change the date and time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Change-Date-Time-Manually.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-150607\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Change-Date-Time-Manually-640x369.png\" alt=\"windows-10-change-date-time-manually \" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Change-Date-Time-Manually-640x369.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Change-Date-Time-Manually-350x202.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Change-Date-Time-Manually-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Change-Date-Time-Manually-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Change-Date-Time-Manually.png 791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, make sure you are in the right time zone. Again, turn off the automatic option if you want to change it manually.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2787287694\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nothing to do with syncing time, but there is the option to \u201c<strong>Show additional calendars in the taskbar<\/strong>\u201d. I have only two options there, not counting \u201c<strong>Don\u2019t show additional calendars<\/strong>\u201d. \u201c<strong>Simplified Chinese (Lunar)<\/strong>\u201d, and \u201c<strong>Traditional Chinese (Lunar)<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Both just put Chinese characters in the calendar as pictured.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Calendar-Chinese-Characters.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-150608\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Calendar-Chinese-Characters.png\" alt=\"windows-10-chinese-characters-added-calendar\" width=\"359\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Calendar-Chinese-Characters.png 359w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Calendar-Chinese-Characters-272x400.png 272w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Windows-10-Calendar-Chinese-Characters-102x150.png 102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, stay warm, stay safe, and stay in sync.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p><div id=\"daves-2664867839\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"daves-206850259\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the winter for power outages around here, with possible rotating outages due to damage at the power plant. These outages can also wreak havoc on our tech. Some minor, some major. 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