Your computer is secretly a timepiece, offering you the date and time. Windows itself displays the date and time, which you can set yourself, manually. To set the date and time on your PC:
Right-click the time display in the Notification Area.
![Right-click the time display in the Notification Area.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/82177.image0.jpg)
A pop-up menu appears.
From the pop-up menu, choose the command Adjust Date/Time.
![From the pop-up menu, choose the command Adjust Date/Time.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/82179.image2.jpg)
The Date and Time Properties dialog box appears.
Click the Change Date and Time button.
![Click the Change Date and Time button.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/82181.image4.jpg)
Changing the time requires administrator approval.
If you’re logged in as an administrator, just click the Continue button; otherwise, type an administrator password to continue.
Manipulate the controls in the Date and Time Properties dialog box that appears to change or set the date or time.
![Manipulate the controls in the Date and Time Properties dialog box that appears to change or set the date or time.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/82183.image6.jpg)
Set up the time to a few minutes ahead because you don’t initialize the new time until you click OK.
Click OK when the time is right.
![Click OK when the time is right.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/82185.image8.jpg)
Your computer clock is up and running! (How accurately it runs is another matter.)