AD: Synchronize DC with external time server (quick guide)

Anyone installing a new DC should synchronize it with an external time source. It is advisable to use a time server on the Internet. The following instructions synchronize the DC with the NTP server of the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig.

Simply copy the text into a text file and save it with the extension .REG, then execute this file and merge it with the registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\W32Time\Parameters]

"Type"="NTP"

"NtpServer"="ptbtime1.ptb.de,0x1"

Finally, restart the "Windows Timer" service:

net stop w32time && net start w32time

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