How to Enable or Disable System Time in Windows 11 Notification Center
System time in the Windows 11 Notification Center lets you add a persistent clock directly to your side panel on build 22635.5240 or later. This handy feature brings back the quick time display from Windows 10 so you can check the hour and minute without looking away from your notifications.
You can turn this hidden clock on or off using ViVeTool, which is a small command-line program that unlocks hidden operating system features.
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
You can show the clock in your Windows 11 Notification Center by using a small tool called ViVeTool to unlock a hidden feature. This adds the time directly to the bottom right corner of your screen next to your notifications so you can check it at a glance without hunting for the main taskbar clock.
Download and extract ViVeTool first if you haven’t used it before.
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
Open the Settings app by clicking the Start menu and selecting Settings, or by pressing the keyboard shortcut (Windows key + I). Click Personalization in the left sidebar, then open the Date & time panel.
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 you open the Notification Center. This setting starts in the off position by default.
Close the Settings app when you finish.
Add or Remove Time in the Notification Center Using the Registry Editor
You can add or remove time in the Windows 11 Notification Center by editing a specific key inside the Registry Editor (a database for storing Windows configuration settings). This method lets you turn the clock feature on or off manually by changing a numerical value without needing to download any extra tools.
Backing up your registry before making changes in the Windows Registry Editor remains crucial 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.
Reboot your computer might be necessary to apply the changes.
That completes the process.
Summary
Windows 11 lets you 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