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Add a Clock in Windows 11: Widget and Desktop Options
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Answer
Windows includes the taskbar clock and Clock app, while built-in Widgets live on the Widgets board rather than as a permanent desktop clock. Use only trusted third-party widgets if you need that layout.
Set the taskbar clock correctly
Open Settings > Time & language > Date & time, select the correct time zone, and enable automatic time if appropriate. The taskbar clock uses these settings.
Open the Clock app
Search for Clock to use world clocks, alarms, timers and focus sessions.
Use the Widgets board
Press Windows + W, open the widget picker and pin an available time-related widget. Built-in widgets remain on the Widgets board.
Treat desktop widgets as third-party software
Microsoft does not document a permanent native desktop clock widget. Review publisher, permissions and update history before installing one.
Video walkthrough
If it does not work
- If Widgets will not open, install Windows, Microsoft Edge, and Windows Web Experience Pack updates, then restart Windows.
- If no clock widget appears in the Widgets picker, use the taskbar clock or Clock app; do not assume an unrelated Store widget is built into Windows.
Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: Windows.
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