WinAero: Uncheck the "Enable Classic taskbar and start menu"įor me it was not limited to the Calendar. Registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AdvancedĪnd remove the "Start_ShowClassicMode" item. Once changes are made, restart explorer.exe or reboot. Once done, restart explorer.exe or reboot and it will be fixed.Īlso on a related note: If you have set the registry setting or WinAero setting to enable "Classic Start Menu" in Win 11, it will break the start menu as well as the "quick access" menu appearing when clicking on the Wireless/Volume/Battery icons. Make sure you check all 3, I had it disabled in both registry and WinAero Tweaker and enabling in registry did not fix it. WinAero Tweaker - Find the setting named "Disable Action Center" and uncheck it. Group Policy - open gpedit.msc, Navigate to "User Configuration" > "Administrative Templates" > "Start Menu and Taskbar" > "Remove Notifications and Action Center" and set it to Disabled if it was enabled or leave at "Not Configured" if it was not set.
Registry Setting - Open regedit.exe, Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer and then remove the "DisableActionCenter" item. Press Esc to close that Window.īonus Tip: If your in Microsoft Word, type Alt+Shift+D to insert the date while Excel users can type Ctrl+ or Ctrl+Shift+ for the current system time.įurther Reading: Know the current time in different geographic regions with World Time Clocks or use Google to find the current time in any city of the world.This is caused by Action Center being disabled. Whether you reading a web page or typing an email in Outlook, press Ctrl+Alt+D to see the current date and time on your screen. Right click that shortcut icon, select Properties and type “D” in the box that says “Shortcut key”. Type timedate.cpl and click “Finish.” You will see a time-date shortcut on your desktop.
Keyboard Shortuct to Display Windows Clock with Date and Time Right click anywhere on the desktop and choose New -> Shortcut. If you neither want to increase the height of your taskbar nor want to install new clock widgets, here’s an alternate trick that will popup the Windows Calendar + Clock on your screen when your press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+D. Related: Most Useful Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts #3 is popular but again, keyboard fans often don’t like the idea of using a mouse to accomplish tasks in Windows. Option 3: Take your mouse pointer to the extreme right-bottom corner of your desktop, wait for few seconds and the date information will pop on your screen.ĭo you find any of these methods efficient ? #1 and #2 are discounted because they occupy precious screen estate on your desktop. Option 2: Install calendar gadgets that are available with Google Desktop or the Vista Sidebar. Option 1: Drag the edge of your taskbar towards north and the date will automatically become visible along with the system time. You can however setup a keyboard shortcut that will open the Windows clock on your desktop that will have both the date as well as time.īut before that, lets look at some existing options that help us view the current date on Windows desktops: The clock in your Windows taskbar shows the current time but not the date or the day of the week.