How to check Uptime in Windows 11/10

If you want to know how long your Windows computer has been running, you can easily find your System Uptime. Uptime is a term used to refer to the time your computer has been running continuously without a reboot. This post will show you how to find System Uptime in Windows 11/10/Server, using CMD, SystemInfo command, PowerShell, and Task Manager.

How to check Uptime in Windows 11/10

To find out how long your computer has been On or the System Uptime in Windows 11/10/Server, use any of the following methods:

Use command prompt
SystemInfo command
Use PowerShell
Using Task Manager.

1] Using PowerShell

Open an elevated PowerShell prompt, type the following and hit Enter:

(get-date) - (gcim Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime

You will see the Boot-up times in days, hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds.

Here, you are using the Get-Date cmdlet to return the current date and time, and then subtracting the value of the LastBootUpTime property that comes from the Win32_OperatingSystem, says TechNet. GCIM is an alias for Get-CimInstance.

2] Using CMD

If you want to find out the Server Statistics, you can open an elevated CMD type the following and hit Enter:

net stats srv

The first line ‘Statistics since‘ will show you the Windows uptime.

3] Using Task Manager

If you open Task Manager, under the Performance tab, you will see your computer Up time displayed there.

4] Using SystemInfo tool

The built-in SystemInfo tool lets you view the System Boot Time. It displays the date and time at which the computer booted.

Also read: How to check Last Shutdown Time or Downtime in Windows

How do I reset Windows 11 Uptime?

To reset System Uptime in Windows 11, shut down your computer or perform a system reboot. If Fast Startup is enabled or if your Power settings prevent it, the Uptime may not reset.

TIP: This post will show you how to know the Windows Installation Date to find out when Windows was installed on your computer.

Comments

PatSG says

November 2, 2015 at 8:17 PM

1) Powershell method
For some reason, this doesn’t work on my Win 7 SP1 (x64), Powershell v1.0 (2009), with Server service running. At the Powershell command-line, executing (get-date) - (gcim Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime gives the following error. Any solution ?

The term 'gcim' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:19 + (get-date) - (gcim <<<< Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (gcim:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

2) For CMD > net stats srv
Not always a reliable indicator of system uptime. If the Server service is not running or disabled before net stats srv is executed at CMD, the 1st line “Statistics since […]” in the output merely displays the date-time that the Server service itself was started, & not when the system was booted.

3) For CMD > systeminfo
I don’t get any “System Up Time” between “Original Install Date” & “System Manufacturer”, unlike TWC’s screenshot here. Instead, it shows “System Boot Time” [date-time], although I can use this info to perform some mental calculations.