You may find the need to change Time & Date on your Windows computer, if it is displaying incorrect Time or if you want to switch from 12 to 24-hour time format.
In most cases, all that is required to make the computer display the right Time & Date is to allow Windows to automatically set its Time based on its Location.
If required, you can also manually correct the Time & Date on your Windows 11/10 computer.
Change Time and Date in Windows 11/10
If your computer is not showing the right Time or Date, you can find below the steps to make the computer automatically set its Time and also the steps to manually set the right Date and Time on your computer.
1. Automatically Set Date & Time in Windows 11
The default setting on a Windows computer is to automatically set and maintain its Date & Time by connecting to Windows Time Server.
If you had changed this default setting for some reason, you can switch back to the default setting and allow Windows 11 to automatically set time on your device.
1. Open Settings > Select Time & Language in the left-pane and click on Date & Time in the right-pane.
2. On the “Date & Time” settings screen, move the toggle next to Set Time Automatically to ON position.
3. On the same screen, scroll down and make sure the Time Zone is correct. If it is not, click on the down arrow next to Time Zone and select the right Time Zone as applicable in your case.
4. On the same screen, scroll down to “Additional Settings” section and click on Sync Now.
This will force Windows to update and set accurate Date and Time on your computer by connecting to Windows time server.
Note: The Change button becomes clickable only when Set Time Automatically option is disabled.
2. Manually Change Date & Time in Windows 11
Note: You need to be logged-in to the Admin Account, in order to manually set Date & Time on your computer,
1. Open Settings > select Time & Language tab in the left-pane and click on Date & Time in the right-pane.
2. On Date & Time screen, move the toggle next to Set Time Automatically to OFF position.
3. On the same screen, scroll down and click on the Change button, located next to “Set the date and time manually” option.
4. On the next screen, use the drop-down arrows to set the right Date and Time and click on the Change button.
If the computer is not set to the right time zone, you can manually change the time zone by using the Time Zone drop-down menu.
1. Automatically Set Time and Date in Windows 10
If you are using Windows 10, you can follow the steps below to set your computer to automatically set its time by connecting to Microsoft servers.
1. Go to Settings > Time & Language.
2. Select Date & Time in the left-pane. In the right-pane, move Set Time Automatically toggle to ON position.
3. On the same screen, scroll down and make sure the Time Zone is correct. If it is not, use the down-arrow to select the right Time Zone as applicable in your case.
If your Country follows Daylight Time Savings, enable Adjust for daylight saving time automatically option by moving the toggle to ON position.
4. Once the right Time Zone is selected, your computer should be displaying the correct Date & Time.
2. Manually Change Date and Time in Windows 10
You can find below the steps to manually change the Date & Time on your Windows 10 computer.
1. Go to Settings > Time & Language.
2. Select Date & time in the left-pane. In the right-pane, disable Set time automatically option and click on the Change button.
Note: The Change button becomes clickable only when Set Time Automatically option is disabled.
3. On the next screen, change the Date and Time as required and click on the Change button.