Change clock format notation and layouts in Windows 11

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Change clock format notation and layouts in Windows 11

By default, Windows displays the system time in a 24-hour military format. Some people prefer to read their clock in a 12-hour format, instead of the standard 24-hour format.

If you are one of these people who would like to see the 12-hour time format, the steps below will show you how to change it so that you can start reading clocks in Windows 11.

However you change the time format, it will appear on the Taskbar in the bottom right corner. It may also appear in apps and documents you create, but not if you resize them in individual programs.

Change clock format notation in Windows 11

Change time format in Windows 11

Right-click on the Start button. Click on Settings in the menu. Click on Time & language on the left. Click through Language & royal and then click Language settings for administrators.

Click on the Formats tab and change the Format to the specific country whose time format you want to see. If you wish to adjust the time in the lower right corner, change the “Short Time Format” to the format of your choice.

In the format settings you also have the choice of the date format, the long time format and the first day of the week to adjust. At the very bottom you will immediately see examples of what the notations will look like.

Change time format in Windows 11

Then click the “More settings” button to adjust the layouts.

Change other formats in Windows 11

Here you can adjust decimals, number grouping symbol and language specific numbers. By navigating at the top of the tabs you can adjust the default currency sign, adjust the decimal point and adjust the number of decimal places.

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