How to Enable or Disable System Time in Windows 11 Notification Center
System time in the Windows 11 Notification Center shows you the current time directly in the panel that pops up when you press ⊞ Win+N. This panel normally shows notifications and quick settings.
Microsoft is bringing the system clock back to this area, like it was in Windows 10. This feature is being tested in recent Windows 11 versions, for example, build 22635.5240.
You can turn this system time display on or off yourself using a tool called ViVeTool. This guide shows you how to make that change.
Enable the “Show time in Notification Center” option within Settings > Personalization > Date & time. If the option is unavailable, use ViVeTool with the command vivetool /enable /id:42651849,48433719 and restart your PC.
Show System Clock in the Notification Center
The Windows 11 Notification Center can display the system clock, allowing you to quickly check the time without opening other apps. This guide explains how to use ViVeTool to turn on this feature. You’ll need to run a specific command in the Command Prompt as an administrator for the clock to appear.
Open ViVeTool through the Command Prompt to activate the system time display in the Windows 11 Notification Center. Execute the command `ViVeTool /enable /id:40953693 /variant:2` as an administrator. Restart your computer to apply the change.
vivetool /enable /id:42651849,48433719
Next, open the Settings app by clicking the Start menu and selecting Settings, or by pressing the keyboard shortcut (Windows key + I). When the Settings app opens, click ‘Personalization’ on the left, then ‘Date & time’ on the right.
In Settings, click ‘Personalization’ on the left. On the right, click the Date & time tile to open its settings.
On the right, click the Date & time tile to open its settings.
Windows 11 users can choose if the system time appears in the Notification Center. Locate the "Show time in Notification Center" setting. Toggling this option on or off controls whether the current time displays when a user opens the Notification Center. This setting starts in the off position by default.
Close the Settings app when you’re done.
Add or Remove Time in the Notification Center Using the Registry Editor
If you’re comfortable using the Registry Editor, you can add or remove the system clock from your Windows 11 Notification Center with a small change. It’s important to back up your registry first, just in case. You’ll need to open the Registry Editor and go to a specific folder path to make the adjustment.
It’s crucial to back up your registry before making changes in the Windows Registry Editor, as a precaution.
Open the Registry Editor and navigate to the folder key path below.
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AdvancedRight-click ‘Advanced’ > ‘New’ > ‘DWORD (32-bit) Value’ and name the new DWORD ‘ShowTimeInNotificationCenter’.
Double-click this new value and set its data to ‘1’ to display the system clock.
Set the data to ‘0’ to hide the system clock.
You may have to reboot your computer to apply the changes.
That should do it!
Summary
In summary, Windows 11 lets you easily show or hide the clock in the Notification Center using either ViVeTool or the Registry Editor, with both methods requiring a restart.
How to show Notification Center on 🪟 Windows 11?
To check the notifications you missed, open the notification center using one of the following options: Select the notification button icon on the taskbar. Press the Windows key + A. Swipe from the side of the screen.
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After trying everything,… staging,… VIVE enable,.. regedit to HKCU, HKLM, HKCU adding ShowClockInNotificationCenter, didn’t work on 26100-6584 newest build as of 9-8-26.
Someone said to add it to classes root, but my sid account is missing so couldn’t add it there.
But after running – KB5054156 Enablement package, now have clock just above date, and needed it, because clock is too small in taskbar, and micro has date above calendar which doesn’t make sense when you can see it already, it should have been clock.
The other thing micorofool needs to do is stop allowing file explorer to change in taskbar to the file opened, you don’t see file explorer and forget it’s open in a file name. LOL
Thanks for post even though didn’t help, not sure which added effect helped or if was just adding KB5054156, but don’t feel like disabling feature ID’s or removing reg keys to test it. LOL