How to make the seconds in the clock visible in Windows

An tutorial to make the seconds of the clock in the taskbar showed on Windows visible.

Requirements

An PC with Windows
Administrator right to modify the Windows Registry.

Note

This does not work on Windows 11! Use lower versions like Windows 10 instead if you want this to work.

Getting Started

Method 1: Modify the Windows Registry manually

Step 1: To begin, press + X Then you have something like this:

Setp 2: type regedit in the box and click on Enter. You should have something like this now:

Step 3: When asked for permissions click Yes. And now something like this should it be:

Step 4: Go to these keys: HKEY_CURRENT_USER > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > Advanced. Now you have something similar as this:

Step 5: Right click on the Advanced key and go to New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Now this is similar to what you have:

Step 6: Right click on the new DWORD 32-Bit value and select Rename. Rename it to ShowSecondsInSystemClock and press Enter. It is now similar to this:

Step 7: Double click on the ShowSecondsInSystemClockvalue and change it's value from 0 to 1 and then click on OK. It's close to this:

Step 8: Click/press on then click on and then on Restart. Your PC will be rebooted and you will see that your seconds are visible!

Method 2: Run the .REG file to auto do this process

Step 1: Download the .REG file from here. Step 2: Execute it. When it will ask Administrator permissions, click Yes. It looks like this:

Step 3: Click Yes and then OK. Step 4: Click/press on then click on and then on restart. Your PC will be rebooted and you will see that your seconds are visible!

How to deinstall

Use the same steps as above, but use this file instead.

Last words

You are done! Comment on this Gist if you have any further questions.

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