When we refer to operating systems for desktops , Windows 10 is currently the preferred choice for most users. This is already found in most PCs around the world, and up all of it based on new features and updates.
But we cannot forget that despite everything new that we can find regarding this specific Microsoft software, the veteran functions are equally important. In fact, some of these are still there over the years and the versions of Windows, due to their extreme importance. This is the case that we are going to talk about precisely in these lines. Furthermore, we could say that some of these basic Windows functions go unnoticed, at least until they stop working or disappear.
It is at this moment that we realize the true importance and significance of these, as we have seen on many occasions. For example, and to give you an idea of what we are talking about, in these lines we are going to focus on the system date and time .
This is an element that, as a general rule, we can consult from the right side of the Windows taskbar . It is located next to the audio icon or the icon for access to the Activity Center of the operating system itself. Well, this is an element that in principle may seem inconsequential and unimportant, but that is a mistake.
The importance of date and time in Windows
To start we will tell you that this is a function that many other Windows features use, in addition to some installed applications. That is why a bad configuration of this section, can translate into a malfunction of other elements. Well, in principle we will say that by default Windows uses the Internet connection in order to correctly set the date and time on the local system . But at the same time, there are times when we are going to need to do this manually.
Automatic synchronization can fail for a multitude of reasons, leading to commented failures. It is for all this reason that we are going to show you how to avoid them by setting the date and time by ourselves. And is that these automation failures can occur due to a change of time or country, for example. Therefore, in the event that we want to correct this important failure, we will do it from the Configuration application.
Set the date and time from Settings
This is a section of the operating system that we use more and more and that we open through the key combination Win + I. So, in the new window that opens, click on the section called Time and language. Say that we can also do this through the Windows Taskbar. Simply place the mouse cursor in the date and time area and right- click . There we will see the option to Set date and time that we select.
This will give us the same window previously commented from the Configuration application. Therefore, if we encounter the problems of automatic date synchronization , the first thing we do here is to deactivate the option to Adjust time automatically. At that moment we will see how to activate the option Set the date and time manually, specifically the Change button.
By clicking on the same button, a new window will appear on the screen that will allow us to set the system date and time manually. Of course, as it is easy to imagine, to re-specify that this is done automatically, we just have to activate the Adjust time automatically control.
Other problems with date and time
As we have mentioned before, by default Windows 10 is configured to set the date and time of the system automatically through the Internet. This is something that is achieved through certain certificates of secure online pages that send these values. But of course, assuming we haven’t had an Internet connection in a while, the problems will start here. It is then when we have to use the method that we have previously mentioned to carry out the establishment manually.
Another possible reason why the problem that we have spoken about may occur is due to certificates external to the system as such. Thus, in the event that a website has a validity certificate different from that of our time zone, the browser will not be able to check whether the connection is secure. As you can imagine, this will return an error indicating that the local date and time are poorly set.
Due to everything mentioned, something as inconsequential at first as it could be the date and time of Windows, can directly affect other features and applications . That is why it will never hurt to be able to control it all manually to avoid problems.