One of the new features that will be added to Windows 10 in the upcoming 19H1 update is the ability to manually sync time in the Settings app.
In previous versions of Windows 10, manually synchronizing the time was, of course, a time-consuming process.
For example, in Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803), you first had to launch the Settings app and go to the following location:
Settings > Time & Language > Date & time > Additional date, time & regional settings
Then, a Control Panel appears that required additional clicks to synchronize the time:
Control Panel > Clock and Region > Date and Time > Set the time and date > Internet time > Change settings > Update Now
Without a doubt, this is a pretty painful experience, given how many steps you have to go through for such a simple thing.
With Windows 10 build 18290, you can manually sync the time by following the following path in the Settings app:
Settings > Time & Language > Date & Time > Synchronize your clocks > Sync now
The old method involving the Control Panel is still available in Windows 10 19H1, although it goes without saying that it is much simpler to synchronize the time from the Settings app.
You can also enable Command Prompt. Launch Command Prompt (type cmd.exe in the Start menu > Right-click Command Prompt > Run as administrator), and then type the following command:
w32tm /resync
If you receive the following message "The following error occurred: The service has not been started" You should start the service with the following command:
net start w32time
Then, the following should appear: “The Windows Time service was started successfully.”
Additionally, you can create a script that automates the process:
net stop w32time
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:timeserver
net start w32time
w32tm /config /update
If you don't have a time server, you can remove the second command from the script.
