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4 ways to change the date and time in Windows 10: If you have recently updated your Windows 10 or if you have just upgraded to Windows 10, you may experience that the time is slightly incorrect and you need to set the date and time in Windows 10 But don't worry, there are many ways to easily change the date and time in Windows 10. You can set the date and time through the Control Panel or Windows 10 Settings, but you must be logged in as Administrator to configure. these settings. So without wasting time let's see how to change the date and time in Windows 10 using the tutorial below.

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4 ways to change the date and time in Windows 10

Make sure to create a restore point in case something goes wrong.

Method 1: How to change the date and time in Windows 10 using Control Panel

1.Type control in Windows 10 search and then click Control Panel from the search result.

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2.Now click on "Clock and Region" and then on "Date and Time".

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3.In the date and time window, click "Change date and time".

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4.This will open the date and time setting window, so set the date and time accordingly and click OK.

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Note: You can change the current hour, minute, second, and AM / PM for the time setting. And as for the date, you could change the current month, year and date.

5.Click Apply and then OK.

Method 2: How to change the date and time in Windows 10 settings

1.Press Windows Key + I to open Settings and then click Time & Language.

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Note: Or you can simply right-click Date and Time on the taskbar and then select Set Date / Time.

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2. Make sure to select Date & Time from the menu on the left.

3.Now to change the date and time, turn off the toggle that says “Set time automatically”.

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4.Then click "Change" under Change date and time.

5. Then change the date, month, and year to correct the number. Similarly, set the time to the correct current hour, minute, and AM / PM, and then click Change.

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6.If you want Windows to automatically synchronize the system clock time with the Internet time servers, then re-enable the "Set the time automatically" option.

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Method 3: How to change the date and time in Windows 10 using the command prompt

1.Press Windows key + X and then select Command Prompt (Admin).

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2. Type the following command in cmd and hit Enter:

To view the current date: date / t To change the current date: MM / DD / YYYY date

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Note: MM is the month of the year, DD is the day of the month, and YYYY is the year. So if you want to change the date to March 15, 2018 then you have to enter: date 03/15/2018

3. Type the following command in cmd and hit Enter:

To view the current time: time / t To change the current date: time HH: MM

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Note: HH are the hours, and MM are the minutes. So if you want to change the time to 10:15 AM then you need to use the command: time 10:15, similarly if you want to change the time to 11:00 PM then enter: time 23:00

4.Close the command prompt and restart your PC to save the changes.

Method 4: How to change the date and time in Windows 10 with PowerShell

1.Type powerhell in Windows search, then right-click PowerShell in the search result and select Run as administrator.

2.Now type the following command and hit Enter:

To change the date and time using the 24 hour format: Set the date -Date «MM / DD / YYYY HH: MM To change the date and time in AM: Set-Date -Date« MM / DD / YYYY HH : MM AM To change the date and time in PM: Set the date -Date «MM / DD / YYYY HH: MM PM

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Note: Replace MM with the actual month of the year, DD with the day of the month, and YYYY with the year. Similarly, replace HH with the hours and MM with the minutes. Let's see an example of each of the previous commands:

To change the date and time using the 24 hour format: Set the date -Date «03/15/2018 21:00 To change the date and time in AM: Set-Date -Date« 03/15/2018 06 : 31 AM To change the date and time in PM: Set the date -Date «03/15/2018 11:05 PM

3.Close PowerShell when done and restart your PC to save the changes.

That's it, you've learned how to change the date and time in Windows 10, but if you still have any questions about this tutorial, feel free to ask them in the comment section.