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Questions tagged [clock]

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Display the taskbar clock on multiple screens in Windows?

Is it possible to display the clock on the taskbar on each screen in Windows 8, preferably without 3rd-party tools?
Caleb Jares
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NTP - How are NTP servers so accurate

I've noticed that on my servers and other machines the clock always drifts so it has to sync up to remain accurate. How do the NTP server clocks not drift and always remain correct?
Jason
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A Windows clock to show both UTC and local time?

I'm working on windows 7 x64 and searching for a way for a setting, or replacement app of, the tray clock (on the taskbar corner) to display both UTC (or GMT) and my local time. Cause: I read log output of several programs realtime, many of them…
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Windows 10 time falling an hour behind when dual booting

I've checked and my BIOS clock stays correct so it can't be the CMOS battery. Also when I boot Windows 10 and the clock is an hour behind if I got and sync the clock with the time server it shows correctly. So I'm not sure what could be causing the…
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Why do PCs still require a CMOS battery?

Why do PCs still require a CMOS battery, given that they're already plugged in? We are providing lots of power to the PC by plugging it into AC mains electricity, so why does it still require a CMOS battery?
Joseph Philipson
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Windows 7 time keeps changing by itself

As the title suggests windows time keeps changing in random times, with random amounts. It sometimes happens every minute, sometimes it is good for hours. If I go hit synchronize with Internet time, it updates to the correct time. Things I…
kali
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Display Windows 11 clock like the one in Windows 10 when tray is clicked

Please note that this question refers to the clock when the tray is clicked, and not to the minimized tray clock like this other question. In short: In Windows 11, is it possible to show the clock together with the calendar, including the seconds…
HeyJude
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How to display seconds in the taskbar clock?

Is it possible to get the Windows 7 taskbar clock to display the seconds, without having to install a utility?
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Why aren't all CPUs 'overclocked' as a factory default?

Possible Duplicate: Why are modern CPUs “underclocked”? When I was searching around for a desktop awhile back I came across a lot of discussions where techies talked about taking an e.g. 2.67GHz processor and 'overclocking' it so that it ran at…
Matt Phillips
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Windows 8/8.1 system clock changing randomly while powered on and in use

I cannot explain this any more clearly and it has literally driven me insane. A few weeks ago my netbook's Windows 8 system clock started changing randomly while it was powered on and being used, so after battling with it for days I gave in and…
Milos Ivanovic
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How to show weekday in Windows 10 clock in taskbar?

In all windowses before 10 I could just pull the taskbar up and I could see which day it is: But when doing that in Windows 10 it doesn't work: How can I get my weekday back without having to hover over the clock?
Gizmo
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How to get more than 3 international clocks in Windows?

Is there a way to get more than 3 international clocks in Windows Vista (or later)? This How To Geek article describes how to add two extra international clocks but I'd like more.
Simon
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Windows 7 system tray date display not appearing

I'm using Windows 7 RC and for some reason, the date won't show at all on my system tray. It used to for a while, but one day it just stopped (I didn't even notice it until someone pointed it out). So I've been trying to fix it, by customizing the…
Anton
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Clock on my Mac gets altered when I boot into Windows

I'm running an iMac with OS X Leopard, and the Windows 7 Release Candidate (using bootcamp). Sometimes when I boot into Windows, and then boot back into OSX, I find that Windows has changed the system's clock to use an incorrect time. I've had this…
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How to update Windows 8 clock with the internet every time I boot the system?

I'd to update my Windows 8 clock with the internet every time I boot the system maybe with a script that I set to be executed at system startup (like that option in the Date and Time window in the tab Internet Time > Change settings... > Update…
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