Internet Time Sync Not Working in Windows 10/11 Fix
13Internet Time Sync Not Working in Windows 10/11 Fix
We have already seen how to change the Windows Internet Time Update Interval. But maybe your Windows Time is wrong and not synchronizing – or maybe you are unable to configure your Windows Internet time settings to automatically synchronize with an Internet time server, like say, time.windows.com. While you may be able to manually synchronize the time, by clicking on Update now, you may find that it just does not do so automatically.
Apart from displaying the date and time, the Date and Time app of your Windows 10 PC also helps a lot of other services to run perfectly and hence, the time and date should be set correctly. While the Automatic clock synchronization feature of the Windows allows it to manage the Date and Time settings based on the time zone, it may sometimes fail to sync with time.windows.com and that’s when you come across an error “An Error Occurred While Windows Was Synchronizing With time.windows.com”. This error occurs when the Windows Time service is not functioning properly. This is quite a common error and the good news is, it can be fixed. Let’s see how.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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Incorrect date and time settings may prevent you from accessing your favorite online platforms and web pages. When you send a connection request to a web page, the server checks your PC’s date and time settings for security reasons. If your settings are incorrect, the connection request gets blocked.
Unfortunately, your Windows 10 computer may sometimes fail to sync with Internet time. When that happens, the following error message usually pops on the screen: “An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com. This operation returned because the timeout period expired.” As a result, you need to manually update your date and time settings every time you start your machine. Then, use the troubleshooting methods below to fix the problem.
Automatic clock synchronization has been a part of Windows for years, and this feature is also present in Windows 10.
Unfortunately, few users are having some issues with clock synchronization and they are reporting An error occurred while windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com error message.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung.