Для управлением службой времени в Windows используется команда win32tm.exe.
Посмотреть текущие настройки службы времени (выполнять из консоли с правами администратора):
w32tm /query /configuration
Посмотреть текущее состояние службы времени можно командой:
w32tm /query /status
Чтобы понять, что это нам там Windows выводит на экран, нужно разобраться как Windows работает со временем. Служба времени зависит от того является ли компьютер частью централизовано администрируемого домена или нет.
Возможные две ситуации:
- компьютер (сервер) входит в состав рабочей группы, т.е. это домашний компьютер или компьютер в небольшом офисе;
- компьютер (сервер) входит в состав домена Active Directory.
Компьютер входит в состав рабочей группы.
В этом случае централизованного управления компьютером нет, он сам заботиться о синхронизации времени. На нем вывод команды
w32tm /query /configuration будет следующим.
Обратите внимание на параметры:
SpecialPollInterval — интервал синхронизации в секундах, 604800 секунд — это неделя, т.е. синхронизация будет проводиться раз в неделю.
Type — определяет источник синхронизации времени. Возможные значени параметра Type:
NoSync. Служба времени вообще не синхронизируется ни с чем.
NTP. Служба времени синхронизируется с серверами указынными в параметре NtpServer. Типично для домашних компьютеров. Как на скриншоте вверху.
NT5DS. Служба времени синхронизируется используя доменную иерархию (только для компьютеров — членов домена Active Directory). Как на самом первом скриншоте.
AllSync. Служба времени использует все возможные механизмы для синхронизации.
NtpServer — указывает сервреры, с которым может синхроинизировать время компьютер.
Как можно видеть, по умолчанию интервал синхронизации 1 неделя, сервер time.windows.com, значение Type NTP.
Компьютер входит в состав домена Active Directory.
Домен AD — иерархичная централизованная структура. Время на всех компьютерах в домене синхронизируется с контроллерами домена, а те в свою очередь синхронизируются с одним контроллером, выполняющим FSMO роль PDC-Emulator. Синхронизация времени происходит раз в 1 час.
Как узнать какой контроллер — PDC-Emulator? Простейший способ — это выполнить команду из командной строки:
netdom /query fsmo
и вот на нем то и надо настраивать синхнонизацию времени в внешним источников времени, которым является какой либо NTP сервер.
Делается это из командной строки с адмнистративными правами следующим образом (один из способов):
- Останавливаем службу времени W32Time: C:\>net stop w32time
- Конфигурируем внешние источники синхронизации:
C:\> w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:”0.ru.pool.ntp.org, 1.ru.pool.ntp.org, 2.ru.pool.ntp.org” - Делаем PDC-Emulator надежным источником для клиентов: C:\>w32tm /config /reliable:yes
- Запускаем службу времени w32time : C:\>net start w32time
- Служба должна начать синхронизироваться. Можно проверить как применились настройки уже знакомой командой: C:\>w32tm /query /configuration
- Проверяем Event Viewer на наличие ошибок, относящихся к службе времени.
На остальных компьютерах домена вывод команды C:\>w32tm /query /configuration будет следующим:
Если вы по какой-то причине поменяли конфигурацию службы времени на доменном компьютере, то чтобы вернуть настройки по-умолчанию выполните команду:
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update
Иногда при переносе роли PDC-Emulator на другой контроллер домена, старый продолжает считает считать себя сервером времени для всего домена, что может стать причиной ошибок в Системном логе, например таких:
«The time provider NtpClient was unable to find a domain controller to use as a time source. NtpClient will try again in 15 minutes.»
и других веселых глюков. «Успокоить» его можно такой-же командой с небольшим дополнением:
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /reliable:no /update
Несколько комментариев:
- В примере настройки контроллера домена мы останавливали службу времени, меняли настройки, потом запускали опять. Можно этого не делать, а использовать ключ /update, который принуждает службу времени считать конфигурацию заново.
- Для работы протокола NTP необходимо открыть порт UDP 123 на вход и на выход, на файерволе сервера и внешнем файерволе.
- Существует еще одна старая команда конфигурации времени net time, оставленная для совместимости, с меньшим количеством опций, которую все еще можно использовать.
Home » OS’s » Windows » Set NTP Server Windows 2016 or Windows 2019
There is no question about it, having accurate time in your environment set in critical infrastructure systems is a must. Many business-critical applications and infrastructure systems rely on accurate time synchronized between them to ensure the system functions as expected. Time skew can cause all kinds of weirdness when it is misconfigured or out of sync between different servers/systems. This is especially true in a Windows Server Active Directory domain. Having accurate time between a client computer and domain controllers is essential. Let’s take a look at how to set ntp server Windows 2016 or Windows 2019 to see how this can be easily carried out.
What is NTP?
Wen it comes to synchronizing time in most enviornments, Network Time Protocol (NTP) is the protocol that is used to ensure accurate time across your environent. In most environments, NTP servers, special time servers, are configured that provide an external time source for which your internal servers can synchronize with.
There are several widely known NTP IP addresses on the Internet that provide reliable time sources for your network. The NTP.org servers are one such set of time servers that provide an NTP source for configuration.
There are a few NTP values to be aware of:
- NTP Server – This is a specialized server that is able to detremine the precise time from an external timing reference such as GPS and passes these precise time values on to your network
- Offset – This is the difference in time between the external time server and the time on a local client computer. The larger the offset, the more inaccurate the timing source is.
- Delay – This is the value of the round-trip time (latency) of the timing message between the client to the server and back again.
How Time is synchronized in a Windows Server domain
In a Windows domain, Microsoft has default configuration in place that takes care of a good portion of the NTP configuration. Starting with Windows 2000 Server, Windows clients are configured as NTP Clients. When configured as an NTP client, Windows computers only attempt to contact the domain controller for NTP synchronization or a manually specified NTP server.
Microsoft has made the domain controller the default in a Windows domain since it makes sense that clients already have a secure channel established with DCs for other types of communications. Additionally, accurate and synchronized time between domain controllers and clients is especially important for all kinds of things such as logins, group policy synchronization and other tasks/operations.
The order of operations or hierarchy in a Windows domain is as follows:
- Domain members attempt to synchronize time with any domain controller located in the domain
- Domain controllers synchronize with a more authoritative domain controller
- The first domain controller that is installed in the environment is automatically configured to be a reliable time source.
- Other than the first domain controller installed, the PDC emulator (if role has been moved from the first DC installed) generally holds the position of best time source.
An important point to consider and that comes into play when thinking about why we set ntp server in Windows 2016 or Windows 2019 is the authoritative domain controller must have a reliable source to synchronize with as well. This is generally an external time server outside of the domain hierarchy.
Now that we know how the domain hierarchy for time is configured, how is the external time source configured on your domain controller that is configured as the reliable source of time?
Configuring Windows Time Service with W32tm.exe
When it comes to Windows Server environments like Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019, there is a special Windows service that controls the time synchronization of your Windows hosts. This is the Windows Time Service.
Microsoft provides a command line tool to interact with the Windows Time Service called W32tm.exe. This has been included in Windows operating systems since Windows XP/Windows 2003 and later. It can be used to configure Windows Time service parameters as well as diagnose time service problems. This is generally the tool of choice when it comes to configuring, monitoring, and administering Windows Time.
Using the W32tm.exe utility is fairly straightforward. It can be used from a normal command prompt as well as from a PowerShell prompt. There are several command parameters included that allow not only configuring the NTP servers you want to query, but also parameters that allow viewing the low level registry configuration as well as the synchronization status.
You can read the official Microsoft KB on the Windows Time service and the W32tm.exe utility here:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/windows-time-service/windows-time-service-tools-and-settings
However, there are a few commands I would like to show you for the purposes of configuring your Domain controller that is to be the reliable time source (PDC Emulator) for your domain.
The first command is the command line entry to specify your NTP servers, which in this case I am using the NTP.org servers to set as the source of my NTP synchronization.
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"0.us.pool.ntp.org 1.us.pool.ntp.org 2.us.pool.ntp.org 3.us.pool.ntp.org" /update Stop-Service w32time Start-Service w32time
If you want to view the status of the NTP synchronization on your server after you have configured the values and restarted the w32time service, you can use the following command:
w32tm /query /status
You can also check the values configured in your registry key hkey local machine system currentcontrolset services w32time config using the commands below. You can drill into the configuration parameters using the /dumpreg /subkey command.
w32tm /dumpreg w32tm /dumpreg /subkey:parameters
Final Thoughts
As shown, you can easily set NTP Server Windows 2016 or Windows 2019 using the w32tm command utility that allows interacting with the time service in Windows Server.
In a Windows domain, you want to configure your authoritative time source domain controller, which by default is the PDC Emulator, to pull time information from an authoritative source like NTP.org or some other reliable NTP time server.
After configuring the time source, the other domain controllers will synchronize with this server and then the Windows clients joined to the domain will synchronize with the domain controllers that have the corrected time from the authoritative server.
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- File Path:
C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe - Description: Windows Time Service Diagnostic Tool
Hashes
| Type | Hash |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 4BAECAA6C7C44238CE281F4FC8384A00 |
| SHA1 | D381B910E31DC39CAA97B4974137AC82DEA5E4C4 |
| SHA256 | C71B4316BF6EBD40A227E0FA3AF899A00375C41D5029F55EB5880D6FB0A6A5F5 |
| SHA384 | 74065448EDBE9D65AAF9A29D2C757291B078732D3B268555CB4E15A03C7FCB35C100F89DBC8070D783A63FDDED998A53 |
| SHA512 | E0608D60F21B798E5280BE348A11A3D33AF05FA712C4465D61A0247E379C7186D943C5358C17102ECBF0E56C79D49E71CDD66BDD9248ADFE70706C87C552596D |
| SSDEEP | 3072:6DJYsCPEkYQi8E+0LMdea8fNDnR7c3T9RNMEEWFZz8VEbEwp5KUXpn7cIV681e9s:6ll8EJBL9nRu6EE0R8kF7310ZJuJ |
Runtime Data
Usage (stdout):
w32tm [/? | /register | /unregister ]
? - this help screen.
register - register to run as a service and add default
configuration to the registry.
unregister - unregister service and remove all configuration
information from the registry.
w32tm /monitor [/domain:<domain name>]
[/computers:<name>[,<name>[,<name>...]]]
[/threads:<num>] [/ipprotocol:<4|6>] [/nowarn]
domain - specifies which domain to monitor. If no domain name
is given, or neither the domain nor computers option is
specified, the default domain is used. This option may be
used more than once.
computers - monitors the given list of computers. Computer
names are separated by commas, with no spaces. If a name is
prefixed with a '*', it is treated as an AD PDC. This option
may be used more than once.
threads - how many computers to analyze simultaneously. The
default value is 3. Allowed range is 1-50.
ipprotocol - specify the IP protocol to use. The default is
to use whatever is available.
nowarn - skip warning message.
w32tm /ntte <NT time epoch>
Convert a NT system time, in (10^-7)s intervals from 0h 1-Jan 1601,
into a readable format.
w32tm /ntpte <NTP time epoch>
Convert an NTP time, in (2^-32)s intervals from 0h 1-Jan 1900, into
a readable format.
w32tm /resync [/computer:<computer>] [/nowait] [/rediscover] [/soft]
Tell a computer that it should resynchronize its clock as soon
as possible, throwing out all accumulated error statistics.
computer:<computer> - computer that should resync. If not
specified, the local computer will resync.
nowait - do not wait for the resync to occur;
return immediately. Otherwise, wait for the resync to
complete before returning.
rediscover - redetect the network configuration and rediscover
network sources, then resynchronize.
soft - resync utilizing existing error statistics. Not useful,
provided for compatibility.
w32tm /stripchart /computer:<target> [/period:<refresh>]
[/dataonly] [/samples:<count>] [/packetinfo] [/ipprotocol:<4|6>] [/rdtsc]
Display a strip chart of the offset between this computer and
another computer.
computer:<target> - the computer to measure the offset against.
period:<refresh> - the time between samples, in seconds. The
default is 2s
dataonly - display only the data, no graphics.
samples:<count> - collect <count> samples, then stop. If not
specified, samples will be collected until Ctrl-C is pressed.
packetinfo - print out NTP packet response message.
ipprotocol - specify the IP protocol to use. The default is
to use whatever is available.
rdtsc - display the TSC values and time offset data in CSV format.
The output displays TSC and FILETIME values captured before the
NTP request is sent, TSC value after an NTP response is received
along with NTP roundtrip and time offset values.
w32tm /config [/computer:<target>] [/update]
[/manualpeerlist:<peers>] [/syncfromflags:<source>]
[/LocalClockDispersion:<seconds>]
[/reliable:(YES|NO)]
[/largephaseoffset:<milliseconds>]
computer:<target> - adjusts the configuration of <target>. If not
specified, the default is the local computer.
update - notifies the time service that the configuration has
changed, causing the changes to take effect.
manualpeerlist:<peers> - sets the manual peer list to <peers>,
which is a space-delimited list of DNS and/or IP addresses.
When specifying multiple peers, this switch must be enclosed in
quotes.
syncfromflags:<source> - sets what sources the NTP client should
sync from. <source> should be a comma separated list of
these keywords (not case sensitive):
MANUAL - sync from peers in the manual peer list
DOMHIER - sync from an AD DC in the domain hierarchy
NO - sync from none
ALL - sync from both manual and domain peers
LocalClockDispersion:<seconds> - configures the accuracy of the
internal clock that w32time will assume when it can't acquire
time from its configured sources.
reliable:(YES|NO) - set whether this machine is a reliable time source.
This setting is only meaningful on domain controllers.
YES - this machine is a reliable time service
NO - this machine is not a reliable time service
largephaseoffset:<milliseconds> - sets the time difference between
local and network time which w32time will consider a spike.
w32tm /tz
Display the current time zone settings.
w32tm /dumpreg [/subkey:<key>] [/computer:<target>]
Display the values associated with a given registry key.
The default key is HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time
(the root key for the time service).
subkey:<key> - displays the values associated with subkey <key>
of the default key.
computer:<target> - queries registry settings for computer <target>.
w32tm /query [/computer:<target>]
{/source | /configuration | /peers | /status}
[/verbose]
Display a computer's windows time service information.
computer:<target> - query the information of <target>. If not
specified, the default is the local computer.
source: display the time source.
configuration: display the configuration of run-time and where
the setting comes from. In verbose mode, display the undefined
or unused setting too.
peers: display a list of peers and their status.
status: display windows time service status.
verbose: set the verbose mode to display more information.
w32tm /debug {/disable | {/enable /file:<name> /size:<bytes> /entries:<value>
[/truncate]} }
Enable or disable local computer windows time service private log.
disable: disable the private log.
enable: enable the private log.
file:<name> - specify the absolute filename.
size:<bytes> - specify the maximum size for circular logging.
entries:<value> - contains a list of flags, specified by number and
separated by commas, that specify the types of information that
should be logged. Valid numbers are 0 to 300. A range of numbers
is valid, in addition to single numbers, such as 0-100,103,106.
Value 0-300 is for logging all information.
truncate: truncate the file if it exists.
w32tm /leapseconds /getstatus [/verbose]
Display the status of leap seconds on the local machine.
verbose: Set the verbose mode to display more information.
Loaded Modules:
| Path |
|---|
| C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll |
| C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe |
Signature
- Status: Signature verified.
- Serial:
3300000266BD1580EFA75CD6D3000000000266 - Thumbprint:
A4341B9FD50FB9964283220A36A1EF6F6FAA7840 - Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
- Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
- Original Filename: w32time.dll.mui
- Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
- Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
- File Version: 10.0.17763.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
- Product Version: 10.0.17763.1
- Language: English (United States)
- Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
File Similarity (ssdeep match)
| File | Score |
|---|---|
| C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe | 30 |
Possible Misuse
The following table contains possible examples of w32tm.exe being misused. While w32tm.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.
| Source | Source File | Example | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma | proc_creation_win_remote_time_discovery.yml | - Image\|endswith: '\w32tm.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| malware-ioc | misp_invisimole.json | "description": "The system time is set and stored by the Windows Time Service within a domain to maintain time synchronization between systems and services in an enterprise network. (Citation: MSDN System Time) (Citation: Technet Windows Time Service)\n\nAn adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone from a local or remote system. This information may be gathered in a number of ways, such as with [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) on Windows by performing <code>net time \\\\hostname</code> to gather the system time on a remote system. The victim's time zone may also be inferred from the current system time or gathered by using <code>w32tm /tz</code>. (Citation: Technet Windows Time Service) The information could be useful for performing other techniques, such as executing a file with a [Scheduled Task](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053) (Citation: RSA EU12 They're Inside), or to discover locality information based on time zone to assist in victim targeting.", |
© ESET 2014-2018 |
| atomic-red-team | T1124.md | System time information may be gathered in a number of ways, such as with Net on Windows by performing net time \\hostname to gather the system time on a remote system. The victim’s time zone may also be inferred from the current system time or gathered by using w32tm /tz. (Citation: Technet Windows Time Service) |
MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary |
| atomic-red-team | T1124.md | w32tm /tz | MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary |
MIT License. Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Strontic.
After hearing the term W32tm.exe in Windows 10, the first question you might come to your mind, “is this Virus?” Fortunately, it’s not, even though you can’t neglect the fact that the file is malware prone due to its executable nature. Exe files are programmed with a certain function that helps the device to run accordingly. Usually, hackers use this types of executable items to attack your computer. And most of the time, you are unable to determine it’s appearance because of the same name.
The main use of W32tm.exe is to set-up Windows Time services and detect the errors associated with it. Microsoft has authorized this file to use in their operating system. Experts prefer this tool to configure, monitor and troubleshoot Windows Time services. And it has a rating of 1 out of 5 on security measures which define that several viruses can infect this file. When malware affects W32tm.exe, you may get several errors such as Windows Time services to stop working, showing wrong time etc. However, in this following content, we will discuss the solutions that will help you to resolve W32tm.exe related issues.
Read – How to Disable and Fix AppResolverUX.exe in Windows 10
Disable and Fix W32tm.exe in Windows 10?
Here is How to Disable and Fix W32tm.exe in Windows 10 –
End task for W32tm.exe
If you are having any issue with W32tm.exe, end it first. You can do it easily with Task manager which is a system software that comes up with the information of PC’s performance and running programs. You can also use it to set process priorities, start and stop services, and forcibly terminate processes. In order to end the task of W32tm.exe, follow the below process –
Step-1: Press Ctrl+Shift+esc hotkeys jointly in order to launch Task Manager.
Step-2: Click on More details. If it’s already expanded, skip this step.
Step-3: Switch to Details tab and locate W32tm.exe.
Step-4: Once you get, do right-click on it and Select End task.
Run Full Scan with the Built-in Antivirus Windows Defender
As we said, virus can infect W32tm.exe easily. There is an easy way to check whether it is affected by malware or not. You can do it by determining the location of the file inside your computer. If it is present within the directory C:\Windows\System32 it is not a virus. Whereas if the file is located outside this path, chances are high that it is already affected by malware. In that situation, scan your full system with Windows Defender. Here is the full process –
- Click on Cortana and type Virus & threat protection. When the result shows up, hit Enter.
- Make a click on Run a new advanced scan located under Threat history section.
- Ensure that the radio button of Full scan is checked and then press Scan now.
The system will take time to complete the process and fix the issues automatically if it get’s any.
Perform SFC and DISM scans
Sometimes, a corrupt file may cause issues associated with W32tm.exe in Windows 10 such as Windows Time services not working. SFC and DISM scans is an important built-in tool that helps to find out the mess up files and traces the faulty changes in your system. By following the below steps, you can easily perform this workaround –
Right-click on the Start button and Select Run.
Write down cmd.exe in the void text box and Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter together.
Now, you will view a UAC, Click on Yes to continue.
When Command Prompt comes into the view, type aftersfc /scannow blinking cursor and Press Enter.
This process will take time to be done, so don’t interrupt within it. After this, if the issue still exists there, perform DISM scan. Here is the procedure –
Again launch Command Prompt as an administrator like earlier. This time type the following command after blinking C:\WINDOWS\system32> cursor and then hit Enter –
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
When this process is finished, run SFC scan once again. Hope it will resolve Windows Time services not working.
Set the Windows Time Service to automatic
To fix W32tm.exe, Ensure that Windows Time Services startup is set to automatic. You can easily check it by doing the following –
- At first, Open Run dialog box and write services.msc in the text field.
- Once the Services windows appear, locate Windows Time and open its Properties by double-clicking.
- Select Automatic from the drop-down list located beside Startup type.
- Now, click on Apply and then OK to save the changes.
Re-Register W32tm.exe
You can stop World Time services and unregister it to fix the issue caused by W32tm.exe in Windows 10. The process is quite easy, you just need to follow properly –
Do a Joint Press of Win+S and type cmd in the search box.
When the result rolls up, right-click on Command Prompt and Select Run as administrator.
When a UAC prompts up, click on Yes to proceed further.
Run the following commands individually –
net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
Ensure that Local System account starts the Windows Time service
You can fix W32tm.exe in Windows 10 by logging-on as Local system account. Here’s how –
Type services in the Cortana and Press Enter.
Reach out to Windows Time and double-click on it to open its Properties.
Move to Log On tab and click on the radio button of the Local system account located under Log on as section.
Once done, do a click on Apply and then OK to save the changes.
Check Task Scheduler
To fix W32tm.exe in Windows 10, particular scheduled tasks need to be running properly. If there is an issue with any of them, Windows Time services will not work. However, you can fix it by following steps –
- Open Run dialog by making a combined Press of Win+R. Type taskschd.msc in the void field and hit Enter.
- Navigate the following path from the left column of Task Scheduler –
Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows
- Now, Locate Time Synchronization option and click on it.
- In the middle pane, check if synchronize option is disabled. If yes, right click on SynchcronizTime and Select Enable.
- Thereafter, Double click on it to open the Properties. Shift to Triggers tab. Ensure that the service is set to Start automatically.
- If not, click on New and then Select At startup from the drop-down menu located beside Begin the task.
- In the end, Select OK to save the changes you made.
Trigger Windows Time services Properly
Sometimes you may get W32tm.exe error in Windows 10 if it’s not triggered rightly. However, you can do it quickly with a single command. Here’s how –
-
At first, Open Command Prompt as Admin.
- Type the following command in the black screen and Press Enter –
sc triggerinfo w32time start/networkon stop/networkoff
Update your operating system
Sometimes, backdated version of an operating system may cause several issues. We are not sure if this workaround will work or not but you can give it a try to fix W32tm.exe in Windows 10. Here’s the process –
Press Win+I jointly to launch the Settings app and then Select Update & Security.
In the right pane, you will view Check for updates, do a click on it.
If the system gets’s any update, Install it.
Reset the PC
Type reset this pc in the Cortana search box and when the result rolls up, hit Enter.
Now, a new Windows will come into the sight. Click on Get started located under Reset this PC section from the right pane.
After that, follow the instructions that are visible on screen to complete the process.
You can take help from – How to Reformat Windows 10.
What do you mean by EXE files?
For every application, there is an exe file that contains a sequence of instructions. When a program runs inside the system the computer executes the commands within the executable files one after the other. Every application inside your PC contains an exe dedicated to it. The exe is nothing but a file extension acronym that stands for executable.
Why do we have EXE Errors?
Errors within the computers occur when viruses infect the exe files. The instructions inside are modified by the malware as a result of which the device starts to show unpredictable behavior. Viruses often take the form of exe files and can appear as if they are the authentic one. If you accidentally double-click an infected program it will spread the infection further from the point of its initiation.
Reasons behind the W32tm.exe error
Some of the common causes of getting W32tm.exe in Windows 10 are –
- If you do not download a particular program in its entirety, the error can occur because of unavailability of a number of files. The incomplete installation always causes a malfunctioning of the computer.
- When your computer runs there is more than one program running inside the computer. This leads to unwanted deletion of some files.
- A malware which has got into the computer may cause an error inside the device when it deletes the w32tm.exe file.
That’s all. Hope it worked for you. Even after trying so many methods, if you are still having any issue associated with W32tm.exe in Windows 10, try Clean Install to remove it completely.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 25, 2001; 23 years ago |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Command |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
In computing, w32tm is a command-line tool of Microsoft Windows operating systems used to diagnose problems occurring with time setting or to troubleshoot any problems that might occur during or after the configuration of the Windows Time service.[1] It was introduced as a standard feature of Windows XP.[2][3]
The command can be used to convert an NTTE or NTP formatted date into a readable format.[3]
The current time zone settings can be displayed using the /tz parameter:
- DATE (command)
- TIME (command)
- ^ How do I use the Windows Time Service?
- ^ Technet, MS (2010). «W32tm on MS Technet». Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ a b «W32TM.exe». Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- John Paul Mueller (2007). Windows Administration at the Command Line for Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470165799.
- Windows Time Service Tools and Settings | Microsoft Docs