

An exception to this is the domain controller, which functions as the primary domain controller (PDC) emulator operations master for the root forest domain. Most domain-joined computers have a time client type of NT5DS, which means that they synchronize time from the domain hierarchy.

However, if a computer has been manually configured to synchronize from a specific time source, perhaps because it was formerly not joined to a domain, you can reconfigure the computer to begin automatically sourcing its time from the domain hierarchy. This article covers the different tools and settings used to manage the Windows Time service.īy default, a computer that is joined to a domain synchronizes time through a domain hierarchy of time sources. The Windows Time service (W32Time) synchronizes the date and time for all computers managed by Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Azure Stack HCI, versions 21H2 and 20H2
