Auto Time Syncronization

[Jay Reeves]

The Internet Time Syncronization feature appears that it only syncs
the time once a week with no obvious way to increase/decrease the
frequency checks.

Does anyone know if it's possible to change that somehow?

-J


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[Will Denny]

Hi

The Internet Time interval can be changed via the Registry - **Please backup your Registry before editing it**

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient (SpecialPollInterval)

and double click on it. The default decimal value is 604800 (seconds) - one week. You can then change that value to whatever you like. I have mine set to 86400 (seconds) - 24 hours.

Will

 

[Alex Nichol]

The Internet Time Syncronization feature appears that it only syncs
the time once a week with no obvious way to increase/decrease the
frequency checks.

Does anyone know if it's possible to change that somehow?

Run regedit.exe - open to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time
TimeProviders\NtpClient
and in the right pane double click on SpecialPollInterval and set the
desired interval in seconds. - 86400 for daily.

Note that the sync process corrects the assumed interval between timer
interrupts, so that after a few daily syncs the clock is running at very
near the right rate anyway and you do not need to do it that often

 

[GeoffO]

The Internet Time Syncronization feature appears that it only syncs
the time once a week with no obvious way to increase/decrease the
frequency checks.

Does anyone know if it's possible to change that somehow?

Run regedit.exe - open to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time
TimeProviders\NtpClient
and in the right pane double click on SpecialPollInterval and set the
desired interval in seconds. - 86400 for daily.

Note that the sync process corrects the assumed interval between timer
interrupts, so that after a few daily syncs the clock is running at very
near the right rate anyway and you do not need to do it that often


Following on from this: Having made the entries above I'm looking for log
enties that would show the values by which my clock has been changed. My
Event log shows the process taking place but not the amout of adjustment. Is
this data writen anywhere ?

Thnx

Geoff