How to show time in Notification Center on Windows 11

• To enable the Notification Center clock with seconds on Windows 11, open Settings > Time & language > Date & time, and turn on “Show time in Notification Center.”
• If the option isn’t available, you can manually enable it on supported Insider builds using ViveTool with the command: vivetool /enable /id:42651849,48433719.

UPDATED 9/10/2025: Microsoft is reintroducing a familiar feature from Windows 10, the ability to display the time with seconds in the Notification Center, as part of the latest update for Windows 11 24H2. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the steps to enable this functionality on your device.

Starting with these recent updates, a new option in the Settings app allows you to show the time directly in the Notification Center interface above the calendar. If this sounds familiar, it’s because the feature was part of Windows 10 but was removed in the early versions of Windows 11.

After installing the Patch Tuesday update for September 2025, the option should already appear in the Settings app. However, if it’s not, you can manually enable it using ViveTool, a command-line utility that unlocks hidden features in the operating system.

In this guide, I’ll outline the steps to enable and show the time in the Notification Center on Windows 11.

Show clock in Notification Center using Settings

To display the current time in the Notification Center, follow these steps:

1. Open Settings on Windows 11.

2. Click on Time & language.

3. Click the Date & time page.

4. Turn on the “Show time in Notification Center” toggle switch.

   

After you complete the steps, the next time you open the Notification Center, you will see time alongside seconds above the calendar interface.

Enable Notification Center time setting using ViveTool

The “Show time in Notification Center” option is available starting with the September 2025 Security Update for Windows 11 24H2 and higher releases, but if the feature is still missing, you may be able to enable the option in the Settings app using the ViveTool.

To enable the “Show time in Notification Center” toggle in the Settings app, follow these steps:

1. Open the GitHub website.

2. Download the ViveTool-vx.x.x.zip file to enable the Notification Center’s clock.

3. Double-click the zip folder to open it with File Explorer.

4. Click the Extract all button.

   

5. Click the Extract button.

6. Copy the path to the folder.

7. Open Start.

8. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.

9. Type the following command to navigate to the ViveTool folder and press Enter:

   cd c:\folder\path\ViveTool-v0.x.x

   In the command, remember to change the path to the folder with your path.

10. Type the following command to enable the clock with seconds and press Enter:

    vivetool /enable /id:42651849,48433719

11. Restart the computer.

Once you complete the steps, the option to display the clock with seconds will appear in the “Date & time” settings page.

If you want to undo the changes, you can follow the same instructions outlined above, but in step 10, run the vivetool /disable /id:42651849,48433719 command.

It’s important to note that Windows 11 also includes an option to show seconds in the clock that appears in the System Tray from the Taskbar.

Update September 10, 2025: This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.