It sounds like your computer isn’t going to one of the time servers out on the Internet to synchronize its clock on a regular basis. Most computers/OSes, I believe, now come with that set as the default, so I don’t know where in the settings you go to turn it on.
Just googled it for Windows. The site answers.microsoft.com gave three methods, two of which sound very nerdy. This method seemed the easiest to try:
How to force Windows 10 time to synch with a time server?
The time displayed by WIndows 10 is over 30 seconds slow even though I shut it down and restarted my computer less than 15 hours ago. I can't find a way to force W10 to synch the clock with a time server.
I have the same question (1080)
Method 2:
a. Click on clock and select “Change date and time settings”.
b. Click on the “Internet Time” tab.
c. Check if it is set to “synchronize the time with time.windows.com”
d. If the option is selected, click on change settings to check the option “Synchronize with an Internet Time server”
e. Click on OK.
Sounds like a lot of people still have a problem that requires the nerdier methods. However, one person added this helpful addition:
I would like to amend Method 2 to include the latest Windows-10 directions:
1) Right-Click on the time clock in the bottom right-hand corner.
2) Click Adjust Date/Time
3) Under (Related Settings) Click Additional Date, time & regional settings
4) Now Click 'set the time and date'
a) You'll find this the familiar part, with the 'internet time tab' mentioned above.
5) Click on the 'Internet Time Tab'...
Then you'll be able to follow the method 2 instructions above, and even 'update the clock' immediately.
--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a
Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 ft/350 m
> On Jul 19, 2020, at 5:37 PM, Jane McGary via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
>
> Hello Martin,
>
> Yes, the clock on my computer is out of sync, and whenever I reset it, it goes too fast again. I am sorry you found it irritating. David Pilling also complained about it and told me ways to fix it, but I did not understant his instructions well enough.
>
> With best regards,
>
> Jane McGary
>
> On 7/19/2020 1:23 PM, Garak via pbs wrote:
>> Dear Jane,
>>
>> could it be that your system clock is out of sync? I've noticed that lately the answers to your mails sometimes seem to arrive before you asked the question. In some mail programs, the timestamp is generated by the local computer and not a central server, and that causes the list to display a paradoxical order. For the list, it's only mildly irritating, but it can cause other problems, so i encourage you to re-align your computer's clock with the world outside.
>>
>> Greetings from Germany,
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
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