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Show Seconds in Taskbar Clock¶

Overview¶

ID/URL: show-seconds-in-taskbar-clock
Description: Enables the seconds next to the clock in the taskbar

Apply¶

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "ShowSecondsInSystemClock" -Type DWord -Value 1

# Restart Explorer to apply changes
Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force
Start-Process explorer

Unapply¶

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "ShowSecondsInSystemClock" -Type DWord -Value 0

# Restart Explorer to apply changes
Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force
Start-Process explorer