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I get "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with [name of time server]." when trying to automatically synchronise PC time
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Mar 15, 2026102315 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Prompted by the answers to this question I decided to give the Windows built in time synchronisation another go. However, no matter what time server I use I get this error: "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with [name of time server]." The help suggests the following as reasons for…
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Fix for: I get "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with [name of time server]." when trying to automatically synchronise PC time
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Try to run the following commands in CMD (as administrator): It should update the clock and print out this: C:\Documents and Settings\user>net stop w32time The Windows Time service is stopping. The Windows Time service was stopped successfully. C:\D…
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