There have been many different ways to resolve this problem over the years. We have decided to gather the best methods and include them in this article for you to check out and, hopefully, resolve the problem.
What Causes the ‘The Computer did not Resync because no Time Data was Available’ Error on Windows?
Solution 1: Change Group Policies
This method is the primary one recommended by experts from Microsoft and it has actually helped plenty of people resolve their problem. The process will be different based on whether you are experiencing and troubleshooting the problem on a domain controller or on a local computer so make sure you follow the steps accordingly!
For a Domain Object:
For a local computer:
Open the Run dialog box by using the Windows Key + R key combination on your keyboard (press these keys at the same time. Type “gpedit.msc” in the newly opened box without the quotation marks and click OK in order to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
The following steps will be the same regardless of what kind of computer you are performing the steps on:
Solution 2: Tweaking Registry Keys
Editing some specific keys in the registry should enable you to connect to the time server properly. This set of steps should be performed on the host computer of the workgroup, homegroup, or any other network with a centralized host computer. Make sure you are careful when handling the registry keys.
Solution 3: Running Windows Time Service Command
There is a certain command which has helped several users resolve the problem with time sync. It’s a more sophisticated ‘w32tm’ command which will perform some extra actions in order to connect to the ‘time.windows.com’ server properly. Check it out below!
Solution 4: Restart the Windows Time Service
Restarting the service will restart the whole process as well but it should resolve the problem, especially if a bug was causing it to misbehave. Check it out below. You may receive the following error message when you click on Start: “Windows could not start the service on Local Computer. Error 1079: The account specified for this service differs from the account specified for other services running in the same process.” If this happens, follow the instructions below to fix it.
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