Config\HoldPeriod

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config

Data type Range Default value

REG_DWORD

 

5

Description

Specifies the period of time for which spike detection is disabled in order to bring the local clock into synchronization quickly. A spike is a time sample indicating that time is off by a number of seconds, usually received after good time samples have been returned consistently.

Activation Method

To make changes to this entry effective, at the command line, type:

w32tm /config /update

Note

  • In this period, phase-locked loop (PLL) synchronization and spike detection are disabled to allow faster convergence.