Setting date and time formats on the taskbar of a HUAWEI computer

The date/time displayed on the taskbar is a short date/time by default (for example, 15:30 2023/6/19), and cannot be changed to a long date/time (for example, 15:30:01 June 19, 2023) through system settings.

Changing the date format on the taskbar

Changing the time format on the taskbar

Changing the date format on the taskbar

The following describes how to change the short date (yyyy/M/d) on the taskbar to the yyyy-M-d format.

Before: After:

1. Enter Control Panel in the search box and open it.

   

2. Go to Clock and Region > Change date, time, or number formats.

   

3. In the displayed window, click Additional settings....

   

4. Click Date. Under Date formats, click the drop-down arrow next to Short date, select yyyy-M-d, and click Apply and then OK.

5. If you want to display the day of the week after the date, select yyyy-M-d-dddd from the Short date drop-down list box (if this option is unavailable, enter yyyy-M-d-dddd manually), and click Apply and then OK.

Changing the time format on the taskbar

The following describes how to change the short time (H:mm) on the taskbar to the tt hh:mm format.

1. Enter Control Panel in the search box and open it.

   

2. Go to Clock and Region > Change date, time, or number formats.

   

3. In the displayed window, click Additional settings....

   

4. Click Time. Under Time formats, click the drop-down arrow next to Short time, select tt hh:mm, and click Apply and then OK.
    

   • The uppercase letter H indicates 24-hour clock, and the lowercase letter h indicates 12-hour clock.
   • tt indicates morning or afternoon. You can also set the morning symbol or afternoon symbol to am/AM or pm/PM.
   • To set the time format to 24-hour clock, set the Short time format to H:mm or HH:mm, and click Apply and then OK.
   • To set the time format to 12-hour clock, set the Short time format to tt h:mm or tt hh:mm, and click Apply and then OK.