Just follow the steps below to get your PC off of military time:ġ – Press the Windows+ S key combination to open a “Search” box.Ģ – Type the words control panel and then select Control Panel from the list of search results.ħ – Change both the “Short time” and “Long time” settings to any option that begins with a capital H. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to change the time format in Windows 10 if you know how to find that setting. Microsoft could have made it a lot simpler to change the time format, but for whatever reason they chose to make us jump through a series of hoops. One of those quirks is the non-intuitive method you must use to make the switch from 24 hour time to 12 hour time. I happen to really like Windows 10, but it does have plenty of quirks. I hope it serves you well for a very long time! Rick’s answer: Congrats on your purchase of a new laptop, Beverly. I’ve tried everything but don’t know how to do it. Question from Beverly: I just bought a new laptop that runs Windows 10 and the time in the lower right corner is in military time.
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