{"id":11528,"date":"2018-05-21T02:41:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T02:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=11528"},"modified":"2018-05-21T02:43:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T02:43:12","slug":"prevent-windows-users-from-changing-date-and-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/prevent-windows-users-from-changing-date-and-time\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent Windows Users from Changing Date and Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to block access to changing the time for Windows 10? Is there a way to lock the system date and time on a public or shared computer? Here&#8217;s how to use group policy to prevent users from changing date and time in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 \/ Vista \/ XP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Prevent Windows Users from Changing Date and Time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By default, only administrative accounts are able to change the system time. Follow these steps to prevent specific user or even administrators from changing date and time in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 \/ Vista \/ XP.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + R together to open the Run command. Type <strong>secpol.msc<\/strong> and hit Enter to open the Local Security Policy window.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/secpol.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11044\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>On the left-hand side, drill down to <strong>Local Policies<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>User Rights Assignment<\/strong>. On the right, double-click the &#8220;<strong>Change the system time<\/strong>&#8221; setting to modify.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/change-the-system-time-gpo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"289\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11531\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the Properties window, select any specific user or group that you want to block from changing the system date \/ time, and click on <strong>Remove<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/prevent-admin-from-changing-date-time.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"418\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11532\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong>. Restart your computer for this policy to take effect. The next time you try to change the date and time from Control Panel, you&#8217;ll get the error message &#8220;<em>Unable to continue. You do not have permission to perform this task.<\/em>&#8221;\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/have-no-permissions-to-change-wimdows-time.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11533\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tThis setting will also prevent you from changing the system date\/time using the Settings app in Windows 10. If you&#8217;re running Windows 10 Home, you have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-add-group-policy-editor-to-windows-10-home\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">add Local Group Policy Editor to Windows 10 Home<\/a> before running the secpol.msc command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to block access to changing the time for Windows 10? Is there a way to lock the system date and time on a public or shared computer? Here&#8217;s how to use group policy to prevent users from changing date and time in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 \/ Vista \/ XP. 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