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Adjust clock manually on Windows 11

To sync the clock manually to fix the time and date information on Windows 11, use these steps:

    1. Open Settings on Windows 11.
    2. Click on Time & language.
    3. Click the Date & time page on the right side.
    4. Turn off the Set time automatically toggle switch (if applicable).
    5. Under the “Additional settings” section, click the Sync now button.
    6. Clock sync manually
    7. (Optional) Turn on the Set time automatically toggle switch option.

Once you complete the steps, the system clock should start showing the correct time information in the Taskbar.

Adjust clock manually on Windows 11

To change the date and time manually on your computer, use these steps:

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Click on Time & language.
  3. Click the Date & time page on the right side.
  4. Turn off the Set time automatically toggle switch (if applicable).
  5. Click the Change button for the Set the date
  • and time manually setting.
  • Change date and time manually
  • Confirm the correct date and time.
  • Click the Change button.
    Change date and time setting
    Change date and time setting
  • Turn off the Set time zone automatically toggle switch.Disable automatic time zone
  • Select the correct time based on your location
  • using the Time zone setting (if applicable).
  • Turn on Adjust for daylight saving
  1. time automatically toggle switch (if applicable).

After you complete the steps, the Taskbar should display the correct date and time information.

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How to enable the Group Policy Editor on Windows 11 Home

Microsoft ships a useful tool called the Group Policy Editor, commonly known as Gpedit.msc or just GPEDIT, with the Pro version of its Windows operating system. It is handy for enabling or disabling functions of various elements in the OS, by changing Registry values, but in a more user-friendly way. Unfortunately, Home Edition users don’t get access to this nifty tweaking utility. But, there is a way to enable the Group Policy Editor on Windows 11 Home.

Group Policy Editor in Windows 11
Let me remind you that simply enabling the utility only lets you access the GPEDIT console’s interface, it does not apply the changes for the policy settings (at least not for the ones I tried to modify). It is still worth a shot though, especially for the price of free, and the GUI definitely works.

Note: If you have Windows 11 Pro, don’t bother with this, as you will already have the fully-functional version of the tool.

How to enable the Group Policy Editor on Windows 11 Home

1. Download the ZIP archive from our website, extract it to a folder, and you will get a BAT file.

Or, copy the code below and paste it in Notepad. Save the file with the .BAT extension like Script.BAT or GPEDIT.BAT, the name doesn’t matter.

@echo off
pushd “%~dp0″

dir /b %SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~3*.mum >List.txt
dir /b %SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~3*.mum >>List.txt

for /f %%i in (‘findstr /i . List.txt 2^>nul’) do dism /online /norestart /add-package:”%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\%%i”
pause

2. Right-click on the BAT file and run it as administrator.

gpedit enable with a bat file

3. A command-prompt window should open. This is the DISM command, which installs the relevant packages to enable GPEDIT on your computer. Wait for the process to be completed, it may take a few seconds. You’ll know when it’s done, when you see a message that says “Press any key to continue”.

How to enable the Group Policy Editor on Windows 11 Home

4. Tap any key and the command window should close.

5. Click the Start button and type Gpedit.msc, and you should see the tool appear in the result click on it (or use the Run command with Win + R, followed by Gpedit.msc), and you will be able to access the Group Policy Editor.

GPEDIT in Windows 11

You don’t need to reboot the computer for the utility to show up, you may want to turn off the system and turn it on again. If you try to modify a policy, but it doesn’t appear to take effect, don’t be surprised. As I mentioned earlier, it’s a bit of a hit-and-miss, the tool seems to work sometimes. There is no known workaround to enable the functionality in Windows 11 Home or Windows 10 Home, besides upgrading your operating system to the Pro version, of course.

I recommend using the third-party program, Policy Plus, to make changes to the operating system. It is essentially the same as the Group Policy Editor, but with a slightly better interface.

Policy Plus in Windows 11

Please be aware that some antivirus programs detect it as a threat (I observed 4 detections on VirusTotal), these are not from major AVs, and I’m fairly certain these are false-positives.

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Delete/remove a printer driver in Print Management

To completely remove the printer driver from the device, use these steps:

1. Open Start.

2. Search for Control Panel and click the top result to open the console

3.Click on System and Security.

4. Click on Windows Tools.

5. Double-click the Print Management option.

6. Expand the Custom Filters branch.

7. Click on All Drivers from the left navigation pane.

8.Right-click the printer driver on the right side, and select the Delete option.

9. Click the Yes button.

After you complete the steps, the printer driver will no longer be available on the device. If you need to reinstall the peripheral, Windows 11 will need to download the driver again, or you will need to provide them manually.

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