Directly open the "Set the time and date" dialog in Windows

Question

For testing purposes, occasionally, I need to change the date and time of the OS. I would really like to have a direct access to the window which allows me to do just that. (In windows 10, you have to do some extra steps, which I prefer to skip: click to clock (bottom right), select 'Date and time settings', select another option and then you get into a new window, where you have to click the 'Set the time and date', and only then you get the 'Date and Time' window - the red window)

Is there a way to open the red window (see the image bellow) by just double clicking a shortcut?

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '21 at 08:12

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You can create a shortcut pointing to timedate.cpl

answered Apr 12 '21 at 08:12

ZygD

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score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 12 '21 at 08:08

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You can run timedate.cpl. Or you can run a cmd and type 'time' or 'date' to set them.

answered Apr 12 '21 at 08:08

Silbee

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score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 12 '21 at 11:50

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Save this command in bat file

%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,0

or this one save this command in bat file

%windir%\explorer.exe ms-settings:dateandtime

edited Apr 12 '21 at 11:50

Dave M

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answered Apr 12 '21 at 10:08

Ghost_Dz

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 10 '24 at 10:57

You may add a button in the Windows 11 taskbar to display the clock with seconds of timedate.cpl (below are the steps):

Steps to add the clock on the taskbar:

In Windows Explorer, go to C:\Windows\System32

On the file "cmd.exe" > right click > Show more options > Pin to taskbar

In the taskbar you see this new icon:

Right click on this icon, then Right click on "Windows Command Processor":

Left click on "Properties" then change the target "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" to "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C "C:\windows\system32\timedate.cpl"":