3 simple ways to adjust the time on a Windows computer

Windows computers often have problems displaying the wrong date and time, making users feel uncomfortable. This article will introduce 3 simple ways to adjust the time on your computer

Displaying the wrong date and time is a common error with computers running the Windows operating system. This problem occurs and affects the user's work and study. Therefore, in this article TipsMake will guide you how to adjust the time on your computer with computers using Windows 7 and Windows 10 operating systems. 

Content

  1. What are the harmful effects of wrong time on the computer?
  2. How to adjust the time on Windows 10 computer automatically
  3. How to manually adjust the time on a Windows 10 computer
  4. How to adjust date and time on Windows 7 computer
  5. Epilogue

What are the harmful effects of wrong time on the computer?

When your computer has the wrong time, you may encounter the following problems:

  1. Not being able to determine the exact time, affecting work, studying, being late for appointments with partners, friends, etc.
  2. You may not be able to access some websites if the website requires users to use the correct time to access.
  3. Some applications will crash if the time is incorrect. 

To solve these problems, continue reading the content below to adjust the time on your computer quickly and simply.

How to adjust the time on Windows 10 computer automatically

Step 1: Right-click on the computer clock display location in the right corner of the screen.

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Step 2: After the new dialog box opens, click on Date & time.

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Step 3: Select the time zone of the area you live in in the Time zone section . If you are in Vietnam, the way to change the time on your computer to the correct time zone is UTC +07:00.

Note: you must turn off the Set time zone automatically function by pushing the switch to the left to switch it to Off to be able to adjust the Time zone section as above.

Step 4: Continue to slide the Set time automatically toolbar to the right so that the computer automatically turns on the correct time setting feature for the next time. 

How to manually adjust the time on a Windows 10 computer

Step 1: To know how to set the time on your computer , click on the Windows window icon located in the lower left corner of the screen and then click Settings to open a new window. Additionally, this dialog box can be opened faster by pressing the Windows + I key combination .

Step 2: After the dialog box opens, select Time & Language. 

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Step 3: First of all, you must push the switch under Set time automatically to the left and switch it to Off to turn off the automatic time setting option. Then in the Set the date and time manually section , click the Change button to proceed with adjusting the date and time on the computer as in the next steps.

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Step 4: Set the date and time on your computer according to the time zone where you live, in Vietnam it is UTC +07:00, then select Change to save.

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Additionally, if you want to change the time format, click on Region and select Change data formats as shown below.

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Then proceed to adjust the time display format to your liking.

How to adjust date and time on Windows 7 computer

Above are 2 ways to set date and time on a Windows 10 computer. If your computer uses the Windows 7 operating system, please follow these steps to correct the time on your computer :

Step 1: Click on the location displaying the date icon located on the Taskbar in the lower right corner of the screen. Then select Change date and time settings. to open a new working window and start adjusting the time on the computer.

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Step 2: In the new Date and Time window that appears on the screen, click Change date and time. as shown below to open the Date and Time Settings window .

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Step 3 : A new window will open with 2 items Date and Time with the specific way to adjust the time on the computer as follows:

  1. Time section: Adjust the time on the computer to match the time of other clocks currently running.
  2. Date section: Adjust the date, month and year on the computer to match the time of that day.
  3. After adjusting both time and date items, click OK to finish the time setting process on the computer.

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Step 4: Additionally, you can also change the time zone on your computer by clicking Change time zone. to display the time zone of the country you are in, Vietnam's is UTC+07:00.

Epilogue

Above are 3 ways to adjust the clock on your computer on both Windows 7 and Windows 10 operating systems. If you have any other ways to adjust the time on your computer , please leave a comment to share with TipsMake and everyone!

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