I can't remember the last time I daily drove a Windows machine. What I do remember is the time being set incorrectly after a fresh install, and never being able to use the automatic synchronization button.
Fortunately, I'm not alone on this and a reddit user shared a script that not only synchronizes the clock but also sets a more reliable NTP server.
@echo off (NET FILE||(PowerShell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Start-Process -FilePath '%0' -Verb RunAs")&(NET FILE||exit)) >nul 2>&1 net stop w32time w32tm /unregister w32tm /register REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient" /v "SpecialPollInterval" /t REG_DWORD /d "86400" /f sc triggerinfo w32time start/networkon stop/networkoff net start w32time w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:"0.pool.ntp.org,0x1 1.pool.ntp.org,0x1 2.pool.ntp.org,0x1 3.pool.ntp.org,0x1" /syncfromflags:manual /update w32tm /resync /force exit
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