Windows 10: How to restore the full date and time format on Windows 11's taskbar

Microsoft rolled out a change recently on Windows 11 that removed some bits of information from the taskbar. For the date, only day and month are shown, while the year has been removed. For the time, only the hour and minute is shown. Information such as AM or PM has also been removed.



Microsoft says this was done to free up space on the taskbar. While some users may like the change, as it gives them more room for other icons and information on the taskbar, others may dislike it.

Good news is that Microsoft added a new preference as well that allows users who do not like the change to restore the classic behavior.

Tip: You can hover with the mouse cursor over date and time to get a small popup with the full information.

How to restore the full date and time on Windows 11




Here is a step-by-step guide to restore the classic taskbar behavior:

1. Right-click on date and time on the taskbar.
2. Select "adjust date and time". You can also open Settings > Time & language > Date & time manually instead.
3. Expand "Show time and date in the System tray" by clicking on the down-arrow icon.
4. Uncheck "Show abbreviated time and date".

The change is immediate. You should see the full date and time again on the taskbar.

Using the Registry




Administrators may modify the Registry to restore the classic display of date and time on Windows 11's taskbar.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Type regedit and press the Enter-key.
3. Confirm the security prompt that is displayed.
4. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
5. Check if ShowShortenedDateTime exists on the right.
   1. If it does, go to step 6.
   2. If it does not, do the following:
      1. Right-click on Advanced.
      2. Select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
      3. Name it ShowShortenedDateTime.
6. Double-click on ShowShortenedDateTime.
7. Set its value to 0.
8. Restart the PC.

Tip: To restore the default, delete the key ShowShortenedDateTime, or set its value to 1.

Using the Group Policy Editor




Note: the Group Policy Editor is only available in Pro, Enterprise, Workstation, or Education versions of Windows 11. Home users may want to use the Registry directly to make the change, as described above.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Type gpedit.msc and press the Enter-key.
3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar.
4. Double-click on "Turn off abbreviated time and date format".
5. Change the value from "Not configured" to "Enabled".
6. Click on ok.
7. Close the Group Policy Editor.
8. Restart the PC.

Closing Words


There you have it. It takes just a few clicks to restore the full date and time format on the taskbar on Windows 11 devices.

Now it is your turn. Do you like the new format? Or do you prefer the old? Feel free to leave a comment down below.

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Time and Date Format on Taskbar

I wish that worked. The reason I was asking was because I wanted my taskbar to be more narrow and I thought the time/day/date was causing it to be thicker. But I have already tried your suggestion several times and I cannot reduce
the size of the taskbar. This is very frustrating. I'm assuming this has occurred due to some recent Windows 10 upgrade. It just started to appear this way, and I cannot get the taskbar to go back to the narrower format.

I guess I'm just stuck with this. Thanks anyway.
Ted

 

Display Time and Date on Task Bar?

We appreciate the information you've provided Richard. We would like to ask, does it happen when you use a different user profile on your computer?

We suggest that you check the date and time formats set on your computer. Here are the steps:

• Open Settings.
• Click on Time & language.
• Click on Date & time.
• Under format, click the Change date and time formats link.
• Use the Short name drop-down menu to select the date format you want to see in the Taskbar.
• Use the Short time drop-down menu to select the time format you want to see along with the date.
• Close Settings.

After these steps, see if the date will appear on the Taskbar.

We are eager on getting this resolved for you, we will wait for your feedback.

 

Time and Date Format on Taskbar

Is there any way to alter the display format for the time and date on the Windows 10 taskbar? By default, it show a three-line entry of time, day, date. I would like to eliminate the day and only display the time and date. Is there any way to do that?