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Windows 11 is never on time!

Theocle Posted messages 9 Status Membre -  
 koukou -

Hello,

I have a problem with my computer running Windows 11. It’s never on time, or almost never.

It is always one hour behind. When I go to the time settings, I always find "Set time automatically" enabled, even though I disable it every time! Like everyone else, I have a motherboard with a battery to save (among other things) the date and time, my motherboard is new and up to date. The time zone is correctly set to Paris (UTC+1). I upgraded to Windows 11 recently, and I had the same issue with Windows 10.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.


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Pierr10 Posted messages 13775 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   5 808
 

Hello

Here are the settings you should have:

In order for the synchronization with the time server to take place, it is obviously necessary for your computer to be connected to the Internet. It must be connected to your box either via cable or Wi-Fi, and you must not disable this connection.

The time server is normally the one I have highlighted. The main thing is that a server is defined so that Windows can connect to it.

Information about the time server: https://www.monpcwindows.site/serveurs-de-temps

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Theocle Posted messages 9 Status Membre
 

Thank you for your rather clear response.

I made these adjustments except for "set time zone automatically" because it is not activatable (button grayed out). I will wait a little to see if it keeps the correct time.
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flo88 Posted messages 28657 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   Ambassadeur 5 158
 

Hello

At startup, the PC defaults to the BIOS date and time; if this is not correct, you will have a time copied from the BIOS for about 30 minutes, while Windows reconfigures itself based on the settings provided by pierr10 above.

If your PC behaves as I describe, the BIOS will need to be adjusted.

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Theocle Posted messages 9 Status Membre
 

Thank you too, Flo88.

Status update: W11 is still one hour off. It seems that the BIOS is keeping an incorrect time which W11 takes without batting an eye.

I’ve reset the BIOS (EFI) to the W11 time, which it acknowledges, but the BIOS ends up reverting to its delayed time.

I will:

  • either have to look into the BIOS to stop it from derailing
  • or find a way for W11 not to sync with it (which it currently refuses to do).

Thank you for your ideas, I will continue to search.
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flo88 Posted messages 28657 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   5 158
 

If the motherboard is a few years old, it could be the backup battery that is dead.

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Pierr10 Posted messages 13775 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   5 808
 

If you click on Sync Now (in the screenshot I provided), does the correct time reset?

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Theocle Posted messages 9 Status Membre
 

The motherboard is an ASRock X570 Steel Legend purchased this year in February and its bios has been updated.

I still notice today that the bios "automatically" goes back to the wrong time. I can correct it in the bios but ultimately the next day it’s "not good" again!

If I click on "synchronize now" the PC takes the correct time from the NTP server.

It works well for the moment but, like the bios, the next day it will be "not good" again.

There should be a way to trigger this synchronization automatically at every boot.

The option "set time automatically" always comes back checked even though I unchecked it the day before. Why does W11 propose this as an option since in the end it only accepts one choice?!

I’m starting to doubt who "updates the time of the other" between W11 and the bios.

Anyway, thank you for your help, even if it has been unfruitful for now.
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Pierr10 Posted messages 13775 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   5 808
 

If the delay is exactly 1 hour, it's a daylight saving time/winter time issue. (Currently, we are behind compared to what daylight saving time will be, if I'm not mistaken)

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flo88 Posted messages 28657 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   Ambassadeur 5 158
 

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I'm starting to doubt who "updates the time of the other" between W11 and the BIOS.

In fact, the operation is relatively simple with variations depending on the versions:

The BIOS time is loaded into Windows at startup, then Windows takes over a few minutes later, 30 at most, and only if it is connected to the internet and if the settings are correct (they seem to be since it picks up the correct time).

The problem here is rather unusual; I've dealt with timestamp discrepancies before but not of this kind since the daylight saving time change is absent from the BIOS.

Unless this motherboard model has custom settings available, I would lean more towards a motherboard timestamp anomaly, essentially a bug.

And from that point, I don't really see a solution; maybe updating the BIOS could fix the problem, but there's no certainty.

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koukou
 

Would you potentially have a dual boot with another operating system?
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