w32tm Command Examples

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}}