How to display Time in Notification Center of Windows 11

In this tutorial, we will show you how to display time in the Notification Center of Windows 11. When we open the Notification Center (Win+N), a taskbar flyout opens where you can see notifications about important updates (like a system update), email alerts, calendar reminders, use Focus Sessions, etc. A calendar, day and date are also visible, but the time or clock is missing there. Now, Windows 11 has come with a new setting using which you can also show time (in 12-hour format or 24-hour format) in the Notification Center of your Windows 11 PC.

No matter if you have enabled the setting to show full or abbreviated date and time in your Windows 11 system, time format will be displayed in HH:MM:SS AM/PM in the Notification Center, as visible in the image above. This new feature is currently available in the early builds of Windows 11, but it will also come in the stable build later.

How to display Time in Notification Center of Windows 11

You can show a clock or display time in the Notification Center of your Windows 11 computer using the two native options:

Show Time in Notification Center using the Settings app
Display Time in Notification Center using the Registry Editor.

Let’s check both options.

1] Show Time in Notification Center using the Settings app

The steps to show time in the Notification Center of Windows 11 using the Settings app are as follows:

Press the Win+I shortcut key to open the Settings page
Select the Time & language category
Access the Date & time page
Turn on the Show time in Notification Center option
Open the Notification Center, and you will see the clock (or time) there.

To turn off showing time in the Notification Center of Windows 11, repeat the above steps, and toggle the Show time in Notification Center option.

2] Display Time in Notification Center using the Registry Editor

It is advised to take a backup of the Windows Registry before making any changes there. Now, follow these steps to display the clock or time in the Notification Center of Windows 11 using the Registry Editor:

Press Win+R hotkey, type regedit, and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor
Expand the HKEY_USERS root Registry key. If you have multiple user accounts on your Windows 11 PC, you will see a different SID (Security Identifier) for each account
Select and expand the SID of an account for which you want to display time in the Notification Center. You can easily find the SID of any user using WMIC or other ways
After selecting an SID, navigate to the following path:

Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

On the right section, you will see a ShowClockInNotificationCenter DWORD (32-bit) Value. If you don’t see this value, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value, and rename it with the same name
Double-click on the ShowClockInNotificationCenter value to edit it
Add 1 in the Value date box
Press the OK button
Now, the Notification Center will include the time or clock along with other items.

To turn off showing the clock in the Notification Center of Windows 11, you can follow the above steps and add 0 in the Value data field of ShowClockInNotificationCenter. Press OK to apply the changes.

Hope it helps.

How do I get the Clock to show on Windows 11?

If the date and time or clock is not visible in the Taskbar system tray of your Windows 11 computer, open the Settings app. Navigate to Time & language > Date & time. Turn on the Show time and date in the System tray option.

How do I add a Clock on Windows 11 Taskbar?

First, to show an additional clock on the Taskbar in Windows 11, access the Additional Clocks setting. There, you can select the Show clock 1 and Show clock 2 options and set time zones as per your needs. You can also change the display name for both clocks. Once you’ve done it, press the OK button.