Windows-NTP-Server.md

Configure NTP Server on Windows

1. Open the local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
2. Navigate to Administrative templates -> System -> Windows Time Service -> Time Providers
3. Open Enable Windows NTP Server, then select Enabled and click OK
4. Navigate back to the Windows Time Service window
5. Open Global Configuration Settings, then select Enabled
6. Review the Windows Time Service docs and update settings, then click OK
7. Validate and update any Windows Firewall settings, if needed

• To add a new rule, issue the following command in an administrative PowerShell console:
• New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "NTP Server UDP 123" -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 123 -Protocol UDP -Action Allow -RemoteAddress LocalSubnet

8. In an administrative PowerShell console, issue:

• Start-Service w32time