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Will Windows 10 Home remove the license if the time is off?

sorasmemories
By sorasmemories
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I have no idea why, but a few months ago, the time on my PC suddenly was off by 6 minutes or so. It errors when attempting to time sync and won't let me change the time zone.

 

I didn't care until I found out that Windows licenses can fail a check with the activation server if the time is off, and remove the license.

 

I have a prebuilt PC that's over 4 years old. I highly doubt the company would give me a license if I called them, and I doubt I even have the serial number. So, now I'm worried about losing my Windows license.

 

Has anyone had this happen before?

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Surely you can set the time manually in the control panel?

 

Computer clocks are notoriously inaccurate. They can drift by quite a huge amount in just a few weeks if it is not being synched.

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