Date and Time

How to See the Date and Time on the Taskbar in Vista​

information   Information
This will show you how set the Taskbar so you can see both the time and date instead of just the default time.
Note   Note
Yes, you could just hover your mouse pointer over the time, or click on the time, and the date will pop up. Except, maybe you would like to have the Date and Time to always show on the taskbar instead.

EXAMPLE: Default Time Display
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EXAMPLE: Hover Mouse Pointer Over Time Display
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EXAMPLE: Click on Time to see Date and Time
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EXAMPLE: Date and Time Always Showing Display
NOTE: This is what is exained how to do in the steps below.
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Here's How:
1. Right click on the taskbar.​
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2. Click to uncheck Lock the Taskbar. (See screenshot below)​
NOTE: If Lock the Taskbar is grayed out, then see: How to Enable or Disable Lock the Taskbar in Vista​
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3. Move your mouse pointer on the line between the taskbar and your desktop until it turns into a double arrow. (See area boxed in red in screenshot below)​
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4. When it turns to a double arrow, hold your left mouse button down and drag the taskbar up one more level and then release your left mouse button.​
NOTE: Sometimes, you may need to go up to a 3rd level depending on how you have your date format set to see it all. ​
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5. Repeat steps 1 and 2, but click to check Lock the Taskbar back instead.​
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That's it,
Shawn




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Somehow I added the date to my task bar. I do not want the date. I only want to see the time as the task bar is now triple in size. How do I reverse that? I tried following your post backwards and it does not work. Please help.
 

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Hello Lorraine, and welcome to Vista Forums.

No worries. You just changed the hight level of the taskbar. You could do so by following the tutorial again, but this time drag the taskbar down to restore the taskbar back to only being one level high.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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I've been trying that and I can't make it smaller. How this happened is beyond me. I was in a program and when I closed it the task bar was on the right hand side instead of the bottom. I was able to drag it back to the bottom and the date was there. I tried to make the task bar smaller and it won't work! Please help!
 

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Please go ahead and post back with a screenshot showing this to see if it may reveal what the issue may be. :)
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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I have tried but am unable to attach a screen shot. I took a picture of the computer screen with my iPhone and will attach that. this is too complicated!

I have attached the screen shot from my iPhone.
 

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Lorraine,

Your image is to small to get a clear look at the issue, but from what I can see with it zoomed in and blurry, the taskbar appears to be higher than normal.

What happens when you unlock the taskbar, drag it's top border down until it's the normal one level again, then lock the taskbar?
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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