Users wanted to know why the clock disappeared or and what they can do to retrieve it since that feature is definitely useful considering the fact that you are able to check the time and date at any given time as long as your taskbar is visible. Also, there have been some reports where the clock was displaying the wrong time or date in spite of being set to check these automatically but we won’t be addressing that here. Follow the instructions given in the methods displayed below in order to return the clock to its original position and location quickly.
Solution 1: Change the Theme on Your PC
Users who struggled with the same issue reported that they were able to fix the problem simply by changing the theme on their computers. It’s possible that the theme they used disabled the clock in order to change its appearance or that changing the theme simply reset this functionality completely. Follow the steps below:
Installing a New Theme:
Solution 2: Tweaking Certain Settings
This solution is particularly useful for folks who are struggling with several different problems apart from the clock missing from the taskbar. Some users experienced the time and date missing, Start menu button missing along with some other bugs and they were able to fix this by following the set of steps displayed below:
Solution 3: Check to See If Clock Was Accidentally Disabled
It’s quite possible that you or someone else who was using your PC accidentally disabled the clock or that a certain bug in Windows did the same. If that is the case, enabling the clock back to the taskbar should be quite easy if you follow the instructions below carefully.
Solution 4: Uncheck This Option in Taskbar Settings
This solution may sound obscure but it has worked for several users and they have recommended this solution. It may not work for everyone but it’s definitely worth giving this a shot if the solutions above failed to fix your problem.
Solution 5: Restart the “explorer.exe” Process
Restarting this process is particularly useful if you start experiencing issues regarding your desktop, taskbar, desktop icons, or the folders you open on a daily basis. All of this is handled by the “explorer.exe” process and restarting it has proven to solve plenty of Windows 10 issues. Several users have reported that restarting this process helped them fix the clock issue on Windows 10 so make sure you do this before you call it quits.
Note: Make sure that you haven’t installed a third-party application recently that is related to displaying time or date because that might be the reason Windows’ Default Clock has disappeared. To make sure, boot in the Safe Mode state and check if the clock shows.
Solution 6: Changing Scaling Settings
In some situations, you might’ve changed your Scaling settings from the display configurations due to which this issue is being triggered due to which the Clock is disappearing. Therefore, in this step, we will be reconfiguring this setting and we will return the Scaling to 100% instead of a value more than that to prevent the Clock from disappearing. For that: If you are able to retrieve the Windows clock using this method, you might actually be a bit annoyed because you want the fonts to be larger on your system. This is a general bug with the Windows 10 operating system that some people have to go through but luckily, it has a workaround. For that:
Solution 7: Increase Taskbar Size
Depending upon the resolution that you are using on your monitor and the size of the screen, the space that the taskbar has allocated for the icons might be running short due to which the Clock is being disappeared from the screen. A remedy to this is to just increase the Taskbar size to a bigger value to accommodate for more icons and doing so should get rid of this issue. For that:
Solution 8: Change Time Format
It is also possible that in some cases you might not have properly selected the time and the date format that you want the clock to display and due to this glitch, the clock might not be showing on the taskbar. Therefore, in this step, we will be reconfiguring some time and date settings to set a proper format so that the clock can be shown. In order to do that:
Solution 10: Disable Accent Colours
In some cases, you might’ve changed the theme settings yourself or if you have changed the theme on your computer, the accent colors might be getting projected on your taskbar automatically. What this does is that sometimes, it prevents the clock from being shown due to the accent colors being shown on the taskbar. Therefore, in this step, we will be disabling these colors. For that:
Solution 11: Toggling Taskbar Settings
In some cases, the issue might be triggered if the taskbar has been bugged or if it has acquired a general glitch. As a workaround to circumvent this issue, we will be toggling the “Always Hide Taskbar in Desktop Mode” Setting a couple of times, and then we will check to see if doing so makes the clock come back. In order to do that, follow the guide below.
Solution 12: Modifying Theme File
It is possible in some cases, that the theme that you are using isn’t properly configured to run on Windows 10 and it is turning the Clock to black which is also selected as the accent color in the theme. Therefore, in this step, we will be modifying a few lines from the Theme settings and hopefully, this should get the theme back to working again. For that:
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