Windows 11 22H2 restores the seconds display on the clock. in KB5026372 / KB5025305 | Building a specialized Z computer gaming environment

May 12, 2023Windows Update

In Windows 11 version 22H2, the second display of the clock on the taskbar has been revived.

The seconds display revived the clock

In Windows 10 it was possible to display the number of seconds on the clock in the taskbar (system tray) notification area by setting the history, but this functionality has been removed in Windows 11. It was a disappointing change in the specs because it used to be a convenient seconds display To check the game increase time and measure a little time.

However, in Windows11 22H2, this functionality has been revived. You can view the number of seconds by launching the registry editor (press Windows + R and type regedit and enter) and set the following registry:

Windows 11 22H2 – Restore the second clock display

The above logging will be enabled in environments that have the preview build KB5025305 or later installed for Windows 11 22H2 delivered to Windows Update on April 26, 2023.

As of May 12, 2023, the OS versions and updates that include this improvement are as follows.

• Windows11 22H2
  KB5026372 (security update released May 10, 2023)
  KB5025305 (preview released April 26, 2023)

Unfortunately, the above recording does not work on Windows11 21H2.

To configure easier in the future

In the regular version of Windows 11 22H2, it is currently necessary to run the log to display the number of seconds, but the Windows 11 Insider Preview makes it easier to view it.

In Insider Preview, you can enable display seconds from Settings

“Settings” -> “Personalization” -> “Taskbar” -> “Taskbar Behavior” -> check “Show seconds on system tray clock (increases power consumption)” to display seconds will be

This implementation is still only in the Insider Preview build, but if there are no problems, it will be implemented in the regular version of Windows 11.