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w32tm — Query and control the w32time time synchronization service. More information: <https://learn.microso

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Problem

How to use the w32tm command: Query and control the w32time time synchronization service. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/networking/windows-time-service/windows-time-service-tools-and-settings>.

Solution

w32tm — Query and control the w32time time synchronization service. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/networking/windows-time-service/windows-time-service-tools-and-settings>.

Show the current status of time synchronization:

w32tm /query /status /verbose

Show a time offset graph against a time server:

w32tm /stripchart /computer:{{time_server}}

Show an NTP reply from a time server:

w32tm /stripchart /packetinfo /samples:1 /computer:{{time_server}}

Show the state of the currently used time servers:

w32tm /query /peers

Show configuration of the w32time service (run in elevated console):

w32tm /query /configuration

Force time resynchronization immediately (run in elevated console):

w32tm /resync /force

Write w32time debug logs into a file (run in elevated console):

w32tm /debug /enable /file:{{path\to\debug.log}} /size:{{10000000}} /entries:{{0-300}}

Code Snippets

Show the current status of time synchronization

w32tm /query /status /verbose

Show a time offset graph against a time server

w32tm /stripchart /computer:{{time_server}}

Show an NTP reply from a time server

w32tm /stripchart /packetinfo /samples:1 /computer:{{time_server}}

Show the state of the currently used time servers

w32tm /query /peers

Show configuration of the w32time service (run in elevated console)

w32tm /query /configuration

Context

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