Syncing Laptop Time to Atomic Time

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Hello,

How can I set up my laptop to automatically sync itself periodiclaly intra-day to the atomic clock.

My computer seems to always be 1-2 minutes slow or fast which affects scheduiled takss.

Thanks!
 
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Hello,

How can I set up my laptop to automatically sync itself periodiclaly intra-day to the atomic clock.

My computer seems to always be 1-2 minutes slow or fast which affects scheduiled takss.

Thanks!
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Assuming you are running Windows 7, first check that the "Windows Time" service is running. If it isn't, start it.

To increase the sync frequency, start regedt32.exe

Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config

and change the "UpdateInterval" key to a smaller value. Try 20,000 instead of the default of 360,000
 
Quote from Kevin Schmit:

Assuming you are running Windows 7, first check that the "Windows Time" service is running. If it isn't, start it.

To increase the sync frequency, start regedt32.exe

Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config

and change the "UpdateInterval" key to a smaller value. Try 20,000 instead of the default of 360,000
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How do I check to see that Windows Time service is running? Thanks!
 
I was able to change the time interval, but there seems to be no change. My time is still wrong.

I also noticed that if I manualy click on my Windows clokc and try an dmnaually upate the time by synching to time.nist.gov I get a error message: "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.nist.gov"
 
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How do I check to see that Windows Time service is running? Thanks!
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In the Task Manager, in the "Services" tab. You can start the task manager by typing cmtrl-alt-delete
 
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I also noticed that if I manualy click on my Windows clokc and try an dmnaually upate the time by synching to time.nist.gov I get a error message: "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.nist.gov"
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Try choosing another time server in the drop-down menu in the "internet time" tab. Try time.windows.com
 
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Try choosing another time server in the drop-down menu in the "internet time" tab. Try time.windows.com
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Thanks, Kevin.

I tried several time servers. None works.
 
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