{"id":15341,"date":"2019-11-26T03:59:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T03:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=15341"},"modified":"2019-11-26T03:59:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T03:59:37","slug":"check-your-computer-uptime-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/check-your-computer-uptime-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Check Your Computer Uptime in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered how long your PC has been up and running? How can I find out when Windows was last restarted? In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 4 simple ways to check your computer uptime in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7. This is useful when troubleshooting problems or checking the last boot time due to a power outage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Check Windows Uptime Using Task Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>Shift<\/strong> + <strong>Esc<\/strong> keyboard shortcut to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-quick-ways-to-open-task-manager-in-windows-10-8\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">start Task Manager<\/a>. Go to the <strong>Performance<\/strong> tab and select your CPU device. You can see system uptime located toward the bottom of the window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-windows-uptime-in-task-manager.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-windows-uptime-in-task-manager.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-windows-uptime-in-task-manager-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the example above, my computer has been running for over three days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Check Windows Uptime Using PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-run-powershell-as-administrator-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open Windows PowerShell<\/a> and type the following command:<br \/>\n<code>(get-date) \u2013 (gcim Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-system-uptime-with-powershell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-system-uptime-with-powershell.png 575w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-system-uptime-with-powershell-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once pressing Enter, you&#8217;ll get the uptime information on a list format with the days, hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Check Windows Uptime Using Network Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key + <strong>R<\/strong> together to launch the Run box. Type <strong>ncpa.cpl<\/strong> and hit Enter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-network-connections-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">open the Network Connections window<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/run-ncpa.png\" width=\"401\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Right-click on an active network adapter and then select <strong>Status<\/strong> from the popup menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/network-adapter-status.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/network-adapter-status.png 595w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/network-adapter-status-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look for the &#8220;<strong>Duration<\/strong>&#8221; field which indicates how long the network has been connected for, and that&#8217;s equivalent to your computer uptime.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-network-uptime-in-windows.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"451\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-network-uptime-in-windows.png 365w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-network-uptime-in-windows-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Check Windows Uptime Using Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open Command Prompt<\/a> and run this command to check your system&#8217;s last boot time.<br \/>\n<code>systeminfo | find \"System Boot Time\"<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-windows-last-boot-time.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"163\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-windows-last-boot-time.png 529w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/check-windows-last-boot-time-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can subtract the last boot time with the current time to determine the number of days, hours, and minutes the computer has been running.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered how long your PC has been up and running? 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