Policy

Enable Windows NTP Client

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategorySystem > Windows Time Service > Time Providers
Supported onAt least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting specifies whether the Windows NTP Client is enabled. Enabling the Windows NTP Client allows your computer to synchronize its computer clock with other NTP servers. You might want to disable this service if you decide to use a third-party time provider. If you enable this policy setting, you can set the local computer clock to synchronize time with NTP servers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the local computer clock does not synchronize time with NTP servers.

Internal name
W32TIME_POLICY_ENABLE_NTPCLIENT
Policy ID
ec504af6d119
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\W32time\TimeProviders\NtpClient\EnabledREG_DWORD
1
0

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