How to Change Your Computer Clock Display

Perhaps you know that you can change the time on your computer by double-clicking the clock on your taskbar and making changes in the “Date and Time Properties” dialog. You also can change the way your computer displays time.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Microsoft Windows

1. Click “Start” and then click on “Control Panel." If you are using an older version of Windows, click “Start," point to “Settings” and then click on “Control Panel."

2. If your “Control Panel” is in “Category View”, click the option in the task pane that says “Switch to Classic View."

3. Double click “Regional and Language Options” in your “Control Panel."

4. Make sure you are on the “Regional Options” tab. Under “Standards and Formats”, click “Customize."

5. Click on the “Time” tab, and specify any changes you want to make.

6. When you are finished, click “Apply” and “OK” on the “Customize Regional Options” dialog. Then click “Apply” and “OK” on the “Regional and Language Options” dialog box.

Tips & Warnings

• To display a single letter to indicate AM or PM, type one lowercase letter "t" at the end of your data in the "Time Format" box.
• These settings will affect the way all Microsoft programs on your computer display times.

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on 2/22/2009 Thank you, thank you. My clock was stuck on military time and I couldn't figure how to change it. Now that is remedied, I need to figure how it got to military time and what gremilins are messing with my computer.