The display clock in the taskbar is one of the most basic and permanent features of Windows or any other operating system. But Windows does not support all time units.
How to Show Seconds in Windows 11 Taskbar Clock – 2024
Previous versions of Windows had the ability to display seconds that were updated in the system track clock. However, later versions of Windows dropped this feature and users had to rely on third-party apps to display seconds on the taskbar.
Thankfully, Microsoft has now brought back the ability to display seconds in the system tray clock. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
The long-awaited feature to display seconds in the taskbar clock is now back and has been rolled out to stable public builds. Up until Windows 10, users could modify the registry key 'ShowSecondsInSystemClock' in the Registry Editor to display seconds. This forced Windows Explorer to update the taskbar and display seconds in the system tray clock. However, starting with Windows 11, Explorer started skipping this key everywhere in the registry.
