Windows 10: Time Sync issues on Windows 10 domain joined machines

I have started with new issue in my environment with time sync. Most of the users have now started working from home and hardly connecting to corporate network either directly or over VPN due to some challenges at network end.


Further Details:

Operating System - Window 10 1709

Type - Domain Joined


The issues generally starts after 4-5 days and user notice time difference of 5-7 minutes. To fix it, I either need to connect machine to VPN and run GPO forcefully or change setting mentioned below to sync time with time.windows.com.



Settings-> Time & Language ->Related Settings ->Addition date, time, & regional settings -> Clock and Region -> Date and Time -> Change Settings. Then enabled Synchronise with and Internet time server as time.windows.com.


The above settings hardcodes machine to sync over internet and changes the registry settingsComputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\Type - NTP to NTP which is not recommended for domain joined computers. The domain joined devices is having NT5DS settings which is for domain joined computer.


So is there any way like when devices are connected to corp network, it sync time with local domain controller and when not, it starts synching with internet time server?


Thanks

Dinesh Kashyap

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Domain joined PC to Sync time in internet

Hi Guys,

Hope someone can help me with my issue. Our client are using laptops, joined in a domain and the staffs are travelling a lot in a different country. The problem they are facing is that the time cannot synchronized in the internet. Set automatic time zone
is on. All staff are using domain account with no admin rights.

Is there any way for a domain joined machine to sync time in the internet. Internet time tab is missing in Date and Time window. I need to create a GPO that will allows the laptops to sync time in the internet. Even the said computers are domain member.

Will appreciate any help

Thanks,

Sam

 

How to reserve Windows 10 for a non-domain joined PC (but perhaps fomerly domain joined)

My reservation icon for Windows 10 has not appeared. After ensuring i have all outstanding Windows updates, and run the script that runs scheduled tasks, the icon still doesn't appear.

Then there was the hint from
KB3081048:

> The "Get Windows 10" app doesn’t appear in Windows 7 or 8.1

>

> If your device is has been connected to a domain it may be blocked from the upgrade reservation.

It is entirely possible that for 2 or 3 minutes two or three years ago, my machine
was joined to a domain.

• What registry key is the upgrade advisor mistakenly using to determine if a machine is joined to a domain?
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I tried using the
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Join Windows 10 PC to a Domain  


@rseiler,

I just finished clean installing Windows 10 Enterprise build 17093 in a VM using a local account, and it still has the same steps in the tutorial for me.

Is your PC already joined to a domain?