Automatic Windows Resync time after reboot setup

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

You can set up a task in Task Scheduler to automatically synchronize the time whenever your computer starts. Here's how:

1. Open Task Scheduler:

• Press  Win + R  to open the Run dialog.
• Type  taskschd.msc  and press Enter.

2. Create a new task:

• Click on "Create Basic Task..." on the right side of the window.

3. Set up the task:

• Name it something like "Time Sync on Startup".
• For Trigger, select "When the computer starts".
• For Action, select "Start a program".

4. Specify program/script:

In the Program/script field, type w32tm. In Add arguments (optional), type /resync.

The final setup should look something like this:

Program/script: w32tm Add arguments (optional): /resync

This tells Windows to use its built-in time synchronization command (w32tm /resync) whenever your computer starts.

Click Finish to create the task.

Now, every time you start your computer, Windows should automatically sync its clock with Microsoft's time server.

Please note that for this setup to work, your PC needs to have an active internet connection at startup.

Please let me know if you need any further assistance. Thank you. 

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

The way I got it working is by making the Windows Time service automatically start, and setting the timesync to trigger on login.

I also found w32tm requires admin privileges to run, tick the box of Properties>General>Run with highest privileges

This assumes that "Windows Time" service is running, which for some is not... so this service does not work as correctly as described. Can someone answer why?

I also found w32tm requires admin privileges to run, tick the box of Properties>General>Run with highest privileges

Ticking the Properties > General > Run with highest privileges checkbox is important. That fixed it for me. Nicelly spotted @Yannick van Dolen, thanks!

Halo I wanti to synchronous to PC time