Click the Windows Start button, then type regedit, and then the ENTER key.
Locate and then click the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config\
![Windows time reg entry](https://tutorialhelpdesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Windows-time-reg-entry-e1664231796921.jpg)
In the right pane, right-click AnnounceFlags, and then click Modify.
In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, under Value data, type 5, and then click OK.
![time server edit dword](https://tutorialhelpdesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/timer-server-edit-dword.jpg)
Now we need to Enable the NTPServer.
Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpServer\
![ntp server enable](https://tutorialhelpdesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ntp-server-enable.jpg)
In the right pane, right-click Enabled, and then click Modify.
In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type 1 under Value data, and then click OK.
![](https://tutorialhelpdesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ntp-server-enable-2.jpg)
Exit the Windows Registry Editor.
Now navigate to Windows Command Prompt aka CMD.
You may need to run CMD with elevated permissions. To do this, right-click the CMD application and then select Run as administrator as seen below.
![](https://tutorialhelpdesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cmd-elevated-permisssions.jpg)
At the command prompt, type the following command to stop the Windows Time service, and then press ENTER:
net stop w32time
![](https://tutorialhelpdesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ntp-net-stop.jpg)
Now we need to tell the Windows Time service to restart. This will allow the changes we just made to load.
From the same command prompt, type:
net start w32time
![](https://tutorialhelpdesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ntp-net-start-e1664235193533.jpg)
You have now successfully turned a windows machine into a Time Server. This method of turning a Windows machine into a time server is very low impact.