🕒 Time Sync Bot

A lightweight, automated utility to keep your Windows system clock in perfect synchronization.

Features • Installation • Usage • Configuration • Contributing • License

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📋 Overview

Time Sync Bot is a "set it and forget it" tool designed for Windows environments where maintaining precise system time is critical. It runs silently in the background, periodically synchronizing your computer's clock with the global Internet Time Servers using the built-in Windows Time Service (w32tm).

Unlike the default Windows synchronization which can be unreliable or infrequent, Time Sync Bot ensures your clock never drifts, making it perfect for:

• Trading & Financial Applications
• Server Environments
• Gaming & eSports
• Development & Debugging

✨ Features

Feature	Description
🛡️ Secure & Safe	Explicitly checks for Administrator privileges to prevent silent failures.
🚀 Zero-Install	Portable design. No installers, registry changes, or bloatware.
🤖 Automated	Runs in a continuous loop with a configurable interval (default: 2 minutes).
👁️ Visible Status	Provides clear, color-coded console output (Green = OK, Red = Error).
⚡ Robust Logic	Built with modern PowerShell for superior error handling and reliability.

📥 Installation

1. Download the latest version from the repository.
   • Click the <> Code button and select Download ZIP.
2. Extract the contents to a folder of your choice (e.g., C:\Tools\Time-Sync-Bot).
3. Navigate to the src folder.

⚙️ Usage

Standard Method

1. Navigate to the src directory.
2. Right-click on run.bat.
3. Select "Run as administrator".
4. A console window will appear and start synchronizing immediately.

Note: Administrator privileges are required because changing the system time is a protected action in Windows. The script will warn you if you forget this step.

Auto-Start with Windows

To have the bot run automatically when you log in:

1. Press Win + R, type shell:startup, and hit Enter.
2. Create a Shortcut to src/run.bat in this folder.
3. Important: Configure the shortcut to always run as Admin:
   • Right-click the Shortcut > Properties.
   • Click Advanced... button.
   • Check "Run as administrator".
   • Click OK > OK.

🔧 Configuration

You can customize the synchronization interval by editing the script.

1. Open src/time_sync.ps1 with a text editor (Notepad, VS Code, etc.).
2. Locate the configuration region at the top:

   #region Configuration
   $INTERVAL_SECONDS = 120  # Change this value (in seconds)
   #endregion

3. Change 120 to your desired interval (e.g., 3600 for 1 hour).
4. Save and restart the bot.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have ideas for improvements:

1. Fork the project.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

📜 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

👨‍💻 Developer

Developed by Ilkay Beydah Saglam.

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