The Windows Time service (W32Time) synchronizes the date and time for all computers managed by Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). This article covers the various tools and settings used to …

Dec 17, 2024 · ‘w32tm’ is a command-line utility used in Windows operating systems to query and control the Windows Time service (w32time), which manages the synchronization of time across …

The Windows Time Service or simply w32time is a program that runs in the background of your Windows system and is responsible for communication with external time servers for the …

Sep 7, 2025 · On Windows, the Windows Time Service (W32Time) is controlled and configured via the w32tm command-line tool. This guide covers everything about w32tm, why it matters, and step-by …

By default the Windows Time service (w32time) will synchronize its time once per week. This can be extended to daily by setting a Scheduled Task to start the service and run w32tm /resync.

May 16, 2012 · In the command line, type. w32tm /query /configuration gives you the configuration you have set up. time /T outputs the current system time. Note: w32tm /query was first made available in …

Jun 12, 2025 · To determine if the Windows Time service (also known as w32time ) is running, you can check its status in the Services console. Open the Services console (accessed using services.msc), …

Apr 15, 2025 · What is the Windows Time (W32Time) service? The Windows Time service (W32Time) implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP) specification to synchronize the date and time of …

Mar 30, 2025 · This best practices guide covers running w32time in NTP mode. w32time can also use the windows domain hierarchy as time servers, which is not covered in this best practices guide.

Oct 9, 2023 · So there is this tool called W32Time with many options to not just test NTP servers, but to configure Windows’ time service and so on. In our simple test case, we just want to query a server …