Windows 10: What to do with CLOCK _WATCHDOG _TIMEOUT error?

Blue screen error “clock watchdog timeout”. It says it’s collecting error info and will restart but hasn’t restarted yet so should I push the power button to turn it off or wait however long is needed for the system to restart itself?

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clock on taskbar not working

Hi Bill,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.



To guide you in right direction we want to know:

• What is the error message or error code (if available) you receive when you click on the clock?
  

We suggest you to perform the following methods and check:

Method 1:

1. Press Windows +X.

2. Go to control Panel.

3. Select Time and Language.

4. Make the correction in Date and time.

5. Save it and close the tab.



Method 2:

We suggest you to perform SFC scan.

Follow the below steps, to run SFC scan

1. Open Command Prompt.

2. Select “Run as Administrator”.

3. Type “sfc /scannow” without quotes and hit
Enter.


Do let us know if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

 

Clock timer

Hi Mal,

We can see here that you are having issues with your computer's clock timer. There are several factors why you get
the error and that's what we are going to figure out. To isolate this concern, may we know the following:

• Any changes made on the computer prior to this concern?
  
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
• Is this the first time that you encountered this concern?
  

 

Consistent change of clock time

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that the time keeps on changing. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

To assist you better, I would like to know the troubleshooting steps that you have performed.

I also suggest you to sync the time zone with internet time zone and check if it helps.

• Click on date and Time from the action bar.
• Click on Add clocks for different time zone.
• Click on Internet Time Tab.
• Change according to your preference.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.