How to stop computer from randomly changing times

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  1. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #21

    From post #15 by Sardonicus.
    Download and instal HWiNFO32
    HWiNFO32 Download

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    It also downloaded without my permission.
    AVG and Babylon.
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  2. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Professional 64
    Thread Starter
       #22

    Thanks for the fix Sardonicus, still kind of curious/worried about what the is actually causing the time of desync in the first place though.

    Also, would setting the repeat to 5 minutes hurt system preformance/ cause stress on my internet connection?

    Also, HWINFO did not download AVG nor babylon onto my computer, and I didn't receive any sort of prompt to allow HWINFO to add the programs either.
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  3. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #23

    Well I didn't make the story up. It did it to my computer. That why I gave the warning. I'm glad your problem is fixed. Happy computing.
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  4. Posts : 1,996
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #24

    It shouldn't. Synchronization should be instantaneous, a few second, if that.
    I changed the HWINFO link to the home page.
    I downloaded from the Primary USA link, with no problem or added stuff.
    Those other links......users should download from them, using their own discretion. :)
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  5. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Professional 64
    Thread Starter
       #25

    This time I waited kept an eye on the clock before it reset, and it looks like it reverts back almost exactly 1 hour from the last time reset.
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  6. Posts : 2,171
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #26

    The BIOS clock increments okay?
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  7. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #27

    Layback Bear said:
    Well I didn't make the story up. It did it to my computer. That why I gave the warning. I'm glad your problem is fixed. Happy computing.
    Odd, I just tried your link Layback and installed HWinfo only. Sardonicus's link was different though and I didn't try that download. I'm sure you didn't make it up, 'tis an oddity though.
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  8. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #28

    Thank you Sardonicus!
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  9. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Professional 64
    Thread Starter
       #29

    2 very strange things happened, when I restarted my computer today, I went to taskschd.msc, to check on SynchronizeTime, and found that it was completely gone from Active tasks. Upon going to services in task manager, I could see that W32 time was running however.
    Took another look at EventViewer, and saw, "application popup" had failed 15 times in the past 7 days, and also has the same PID as W32Time when viewing services.
    Does this mean that W32 time is crashing, causing my time to reset?

    I should also note that the BIOS time is the same as the time shown in windows, and it increments time fine until it reverts to a previous time.

    EDIT: Accidentally mistook event ID as PID in event viewer(both 1060). Not 100% sure if they are unrelated though. Also was able to get SynchronizeTime back in taskschd by unregistering and re-registering Time Service.
    Last edited by alpalpa; 04 Aug 2012 at 08:06.
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  10. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Professional 64
    Thread Starter
       #30

    Thanks for the huge amount of help guys!
    I did manage to stumble across the solution!!
    To fix it, I stopped windows time service, unregistered it, re-registered it, restarted the service, then synced the times.

    Thanks again to all the people who posted :)
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