configure PDC for external ntp sync Posted on April 20, 2011June 29, 2017 by dpejic w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:time.windows.com /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update Notes: You can find the closest time server near you by browsing the following page and clicking on the nearest zone: http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/@ Execute the following command to actually perform a time synchronization with the external source w32tm.exe /config /update Execute the following command for the changes to take effect Restart-Service w32time That’s all that is to it!