1.First, locate your PDC Server. Open the command prompt and type: C:\>netdom /query fsmo 2.Log in to your PDC Server and open the command prompt. 3.Stop the W32Time service: C:\>net stop w32time 4.Configure the external time sources, type: C:\> w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:”0.pool.ntp.org, 1.pool.ntp.org, 2.pool.ntp.org” 5.Make your PDC a reliable time source for the clients. Type: C:\>w32tm /config /reliable:yes 6.Start the w32time service: C:\>net start w32time 7.The windows time service should begin synchronizing the time. You can check the external NTP servers in the time configuration by typing: C:\>w32tm /query /configuration 8.Check the Event Viewer for any errors. Run on PDC Emulator: netdom /query fsmo net stop w32time w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org 2.pool.ntp.org 3.pool.ntp.org" w32tm /config /reliable:yes net start w32time w32tm /query /configuration Run on other servers (non-PDC emulators) w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update /reliable:no w32tm /resync /rediscover net stop w32time && net start w32time On the DC that you’re experiencing issues with, run the following in a command prompt (then run the above settings: net stop w32time w32tm /unregister w32tm /register net start w32time