A few days ago I was playing with the Taskbar settings on my Windows laptop. Then I realized something was wrong – the taskbar was not showing the current date. I never thought that my frolicking could be the reason behind the disappearance of the date and time.
Out of the box, Windows displays both the date and time in the bottom right corner of the taskbar with the date showing below the time. When the date is lost (not Tinder’s date, duh!) from the taskbar, I have to click on the time to see it. A bit cumbersome.
So, if you are also facing the same problem where the whole clock or just the date is missing from the taskbar, then you have come to the right place. Here we will show you how to bring both items back to the taskbar.
Show missing clock
If the clock is completely missing from the taskbar, you or someone else may have accidentally disabled the clock in the settings. A recent Windows update can also cause problems. But don’t worry. Follow these steps to put the watch back.
Step 1: Go to Windows Settings and click on Personalization.
Step 2: Select Taskbar.
Step 3: Scroll down and click ‘Turn system icons on or off’.
Step 4: On the next screen, make sure Clock is turned on. In case it is on, turn it off and on again.
Alternatively, right-click anywhere on the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. Then follow steps three and four mentioned above.
Watch blacked out Watches
If the watch is there but it’s blacked out or obscured making it difficult to see the date and time, here’s what you need to do.
Change background
Sometimes the Windows background gets corrupted, resulting in a hidden clock on the taskbar. All you need to do is change the background. For that, go to Settings > Personalization > Background. Here choose a new one.
Alternatively, right-click the desktop and select Personalize from the menu. Then click Background and change it.
Change theme
If changing the background doesn’t get the clock working again, try changing your PC’s theme. For that, go to Settings > Personalization > Themes. Choose a different topic.
Change taskbar color to black
If you change your PC’s accent color, there’s a setting that also applies that color to the taskbar. Maybe the accent color and the clock color are not in sync, so they are black.
Therefore, to review the watch, you need to change a few personalization settings and check if it makes any difference. First, go to Settings > Personalization > Colors. Uncheck ‘Automatically pick an accent color from my background.’
Second, scroll down on the same screen and uncheck ‘Show Color on Start, taskbar and action center’.
See the date on the taskbar
Many times, only the date disappears from the taskbar. In such cases, follow these solutions to fix it.
Turn off small icons
Remember I mentioned at the beginning of the post that playing with the taskbar settings messed up the date? The culprits are the small taskbar button settings. Basically, enabling this setting will reduce the taskbar size and hide the date. Therefore, you need to disable it to display the date.
To do so, go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar. Alternatively, right-click on the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. Here, turn off ‘Use small taskbar buttons.’
Increase the size of the taskbar
Another way to bring the date back is to increase the size of the taskbar. First, make sure that the taskbar is not locked. If it’s locked, you won’t be able to resize it.
To unlock the taskbar, right-click on the taskbar. From the menu that appears, uncheck the ‘Lock the taskbar’ option. If it is already unchecked, go to the next step.
Now move your cursor to the top edge of the taskbar. You will notice it will change to a double-sided arrow. When that happens, click and hold the left mouse button and drag it upwards to change the width of the taskbar. Doing so will add the date below the time.
Change time format
Sometimes the time format may have been edited and that may be the reason why the date is not showing on the taskbar. You need to change the time format to allow the date on the taskbar.
To do so, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Control Panel on your PC and go to Regions.
Step 2: On the pop-up window that appears, click Additional settings.
Step 3: Then, on the Customize Format window, click the Date tab. Here make sure that d or dd is present in Short Date, where D And D refers to one and two digits respectively. Meaning, if the date is March 5, it will be displayed as 5 with D and 05 with D.
Extra Tip: Add the day of the week to the taskbar
By default, Windows does not display the day of the week other than the time and date. To add it, follow steps one and two of changing the time format, i.e. go to Control Panel > Region > Additional Settings.
Click Date. Now in short time format add dd or ddd, where the former will display the short form of the date and the latter will display the full name. For example, choose dd will show friday and ddd will show on Friday.
Here is its interface:
By the way, you can even add the remaining battery percentage on the taskbar in the case of a laptop.
Time is precious, right?
Imagine you’re using a Windows PC without that cute little clock in the right corner of the taskbar. No one wants such punishment. We hope the solutions above will get your watch back on track.
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