Support for these Microsoft enterprise products ends in 2023 In this case, it is the tweak to the Windows Registry File that displayed seconds on the system clock located on a typical Windows desktop. Once again, with the upgrade to Windows 11, one of our favorite personalization tweaks has been reverted to its Microsoft-enforced default. For more info, visit our Terms of Use page. This may influence how and where their products appear on our site, but vendors cannot pay to influence the content of our reviews. We may be compensated by vendors who appear on this page through methods such as affiliate links or sponsored partnerships. Now to get seconds to display, Windows 11 users have to install a third-party app. Microsoft decided to block a Registry File hack that allows users to display seconds in the Windows 11 system clock. How to display seconds in the Windows 11 system clock despite Microsoft’s wishes