Windows time doesnt start

pragnesh89

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My windows time doesnt start and always end up being 4 hours behind when I start the computer. When I go into services, i see that it is set to automatic but it has not started. I even removed and reinstalled it but to no avail. Anyone has a solution? I have triple boot with CentOS and Ubuntu as well and the time usually changes when I boot into those. But I havent used those in over a month and still the time changes by itself as well and the service stops by itself.
 

My Computer

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Dell Inspiron E 1505
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Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
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Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @ 1.73GHz 1.73 GHz
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DELL
Memory
2GB
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ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1280 by 800
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136 GB
Recovery 10 GB
make sure your time in bios is set to the actual time.


if still no go, right click on the time and date on the bottom right and click properties. from there you can adjust time and date and time zones.
 

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Weekend Warrior Rig
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Windows 10 Pro
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Intel i7-3770K 4.4GHz
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ASUS P8Z77-V Pro
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8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 1866 MHz
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I change the time manually in windows but everytime I restart it changes back. I'll see what it says in BIOS
 

My Computer

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Dell Inspiron E 1505
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
CPU
Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @ 1.73GHz 1.73 GHz
Motherboard
DELL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1280 by 800
Hard Drives
136 GB
Recovery 10 GB
Changed the time in Bios but to no avail
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron E 1505
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
CPU
Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @ 1.73GHz 1.73 GHz
Motherboard
DELL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1280 by 800
Hard Drives
136 GB
Recovery 10 GB
Is the Time zone correct? If not, changing the time won't help.
 

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Windows 10 Pro X64
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PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
My windows time doesnt start and always end up being 4 hours behind when I start the computer. When I go into services, i see that it is set to automatic but it has not started. I even removed and reinstalled it but to no avail. Anyone has a solution? I have triple boot with CentOS and Ubuntu as well and the time usually changes when I boot into those. But I havent used those in over a month and still the time changes by itself as well and the service stops by itself.
In ubuntu the time is correct? difference is EXACTLY 4 hours?
 

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ACER ASPIRE 5742G
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
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Acer Aspire 5742G
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4,00 GB
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(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
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Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Date and Time in the window that opens click on Change Time Zone and verify you have the correct zone set for your location. Then open Internet Time tab and see if you are set to auto update tiem, as shown below.

Time.JPG
 

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Home Built Desktop By DataTech
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Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
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Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
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ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
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16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
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Hello Pragnesh,

The Windows Time service is not running (started) by default, nor should it be. It should be enabled and set to either Manual (default) or Automatic.

In addition to making sure you have the correct time zone and Daylight Saving Time set, and the correct time set in your BIOS, you might also replace your CMOS battery in case it's weak or dead.
 

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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Date and Time in the window that opens click on Change Time Zone and verify you have the correct zone set for your location. Then open Internet Time tab and see if you are set to auto update tiem, as shown below.

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Did this. It updated the time but after some time it reverts back.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron E 1505
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
CPU
Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @ 1.73GHz 1.73 GHz
Motherboard
DELL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1280 by 800
Hard Drives
136 GB
Recovery 10 GB
My windows time doesnt start and always end up being 4 hours behind when I start the computer. When I go into services, i see that it is set to automatic but it has not started. I even removed and reinstalled it but to no avail. Anyone has a solution? I have triple boot with CentOS and Ubuntu as well and the time usually changes when I boot into those. But I havent used those in over a month and still the time changes by itself as well and the service stops by itself.
In ubuntu the time is correct? difference is EXACTLY 4 hours?

I actually removed everything else from my laptop. I only have Windows 7 on my laptop now.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron E 1505
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
CPU
Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @ 1.73GHz 1.73 GHz
Motherboard
DELL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1280 by 800
Hard Drives
136 GB
Recovery 10 GB
Hello Pragnesh,

The Windows Time service is not running (started) by default, nor should it be. It should be enabled and set to either Manual (default) or Automatic.

In addition to making sure you have the correct time zone and Daylight Saving Time set, and the correct time set in your BIOS, you might also replace your CMOS battery in case it's weak or dead.

It's set to Automatic now. I'll try taking out the batter again and replacing it and see if that works.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron E 1505
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
CPU
Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @ 1.73GHz 1.73 GHz
Motherboard
DELL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1280 by 800
Hard Drives
136 GB
Recovery 10 GB
And as just as I was going to post here and say that my problem was solved, it reverts back to - 5 hours :((
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron E 1505
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
CPU
Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @ 1.73GHz 1.73 GHz
Motherboard
DELL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1280 by 800
Hard Drives
136 GB
Recovery 10 GB
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