synchronize time on a domain controller

It is always best practice to have the time on your Domain Controllers synchronized. There are many sources that you can sync to but in this example we will use pool.ntp.org

Open up an elevated command prompt and first verify if the DC is currently synced.

                        
                            w32tm /query /status
                        
                    


Once you have verified that is not synced we will set it to sync to an NTP server.

                        
                            net stop w32time
                            w32tm /unregister
                            w32tm /register
                            net start w32time
                            w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"0.north-america.pool.ntp.org" /update
                            net stop w32time
                            net start w32time
                        
                    


If you want to force a domain PC to sync immediately run the following on the PC

                        
                            net time /domain
                        
                    


For more information on this please see the link:

NTP Sync