Show date in windows taskbar

Then follow steps three and four mentioned above. Sometimes the Windows background is corrupted, which results in the invisible clock on the taskbar. All you need to do is change the background. Here select a new one. Alternatively, right-click on the desktop and select Personalize from the menu. Then click on Background and change it. Choose a different theme. If you change the accent color of your PC, there is a setting that applies it to the taskbar too.

Maybe the accent color and the clock color do not sync well, thereby making it black. Therefore, to view the clock again, you need to change a few personalization settings and check if it makes any difference. Many times, only the date disappears from the taskbar. In cases like those, follow these solutions to fix it. Remember I mentioned at the beginning of the post that playing with the taskbar settings had messed up the date?

The culprit was small taskbar buttons settings. Basically, enabling this setting decreases the taskbar size and hides the date. Therefore, you need to turn it off to make the date visible. Richard SATX.

Only Time appears on Desktop. I have checked setting and are identical. How can get Desktop to show Date like on Laptop? This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question It reverts back to time only :. Thank you so much Manuel for gifting us the fruits of your tech efforts! But wonder if you happen to know how I can make the font of the Date and Time in my Taskbar much larger?

You are correct! It has been driving me crazy too!!! Well, I found a fix…. Maybe that is what you meant! Hi Adela, I would not know of any way to do this. Except for changing your display to a lower resolution which will make everything bigger. I think it is crazy that this little shitty blog post is probably the most read on my blog…lol…. For those with the taskbar on the bottom.

I pulled it down and it worked!!! Anyway, it took me all day to finally find your site, someone with the answer — Thank You, Manuel, for figuring this little snafu out. It works when on right side, but not on the bottom. I find myself looking at phone, calendar for the current date. Totally helped me — and remember once you make the change to lock the taskbar so it stays that way when you log in again.

This someone on the web benefitted!! Thank you! I was so annoyed at always looking for the date and having to click and click and click…. You can also so something else. Right click clock in the task bar. Select adjust time and date. Under related settings click Date, time, regional formatting. Then Change data format. Is there a way to show the date and time without increasing the height of the taskbar?

This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. DaveM Independent Advisor. Hi Smi In Windows 10 there is no way to display the Date and time on the one line, then only way to show the date is to increase the height of the Taskbar.