Military Time

How to Set the Clock to Military 24 Hour Time in Vista

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This will show you how to have the clock display in either the 24 hour Military time or the default 12 hour Standard time.

EXAMPLE: 24 Hour Time
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Here's How:
1. Open the Control Panel. (Classic View)​
2. Click on the Regional and Language Options icon.​
3. Click on the Customize this format button. (Circled Red below)​
Customize.jpg

4. Click on the Time tab. (See screenshot below step 6)​
5. To Change the Time to 24 Hour Military Time
A) Click on the drop down arrow next to the Time Format: and click on HH:mm:ss. (See circled in red below)​
B) Go to step 7.​

6. To Change the Time Back to 12 Hour Standard Time
A) Click on the drop down arrow next to the Time Format: and click on h:mm:ss tt.​
Time.jpg


7. Click OK to apply. (See screenshot above)​
8. Click OK to close. (See screenshot below step 3)​
9. Close the Control Panel.​
That's it,
Shawn




 

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I feel like a tit now after reading this :P
Never knew it was so easy & right under my nose..

heh
 

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LOL Tim. Do not feel bad. Vista just takes a little bit to get use to with all of the differences from XP and features.

Welcome to Vista Forums,
Shawn
 

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Yeah, been using it for a year now and still keep finding ways to make things better and smoother :D
 

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I was assuming the obvious, and there by overlooking the obvious. In this case, I assumed I couldn't change the clock to 24 hour time, and never bothered checking the help section, so I ended up missing it entirely.
 

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