Well, it's simple enough to reset the clock, which will be my first move if it should happen again. Annoyingly, although you can tell Windows 8 to synchronise the clock with a time server, but you can't adjust the schedule, so you have to rely on the OS. I wonder if that will change with Windows 10?
Yes you can if you dive into the Registry - mine's set to 15 mins rather than 7 days (
) default. This is from an update to the Help system but not online yet (& it's for newbies
). Usual caution applies:
Press the Windows logo key and R. This will open the Run dialog. Then type regedit and click OK.
Alternatively, open the Start Menu and type "regedit" in the search box. Click the regedit program entry to open
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient. Just click the arrows next to the folder icons to navigate to the correct directories. You may have to scroll a bit when you reach the SYSTEM key
Right click on the SpecialPollInterval key, then click Modify.
Click Decimal. Then, enter 900 (seconds) and click OK. This will set the interval to 15 mins which is the smallest Windows will allow.
Close regedit.