Windows
Multiple machines show the wrong time because the time source server is unresponsive
Several computers and the GUI time clock were showing the wrong time because they were syncing from an unresponsive server. The server was rebooted during a maintenance window, and the reboot completed after updates finished applying.
Killed 2 times by someone from XL.net, most recently on 2026-05-18.
What you see
- Several computers show the same wrong time.
- The GUI time clock shows the same wrong time as the affected machines.
- The time source server is unresponsive.
Why it happens
Likely The affected machines were syncing time from an unresponsive server, so they all showed the wrong time.
When it shows up
Multiple computers all show the same incorrect time and they match one shared time source rather than being random one-off clock drift.
You are in this case if:
- Several PCs show the same wrong time.
- The GUI time clock shows the same incorrect time.
- The shared time source server is unresponsive or not responding normally.
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2025-12-13. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.