📜 VBScript (WSH)

Show Seconds in Taskbar Clock (VBScript)

Adds a seconds display to the taskbar clock. Applies the tweak via WScript.Shell.RegWrite.

By WindowsScripting.com · 721 B
SetShowSecondsInTaskbarClock.vbs
' ============================================================
' SetShowSecondsInTaskbarClock.vbs
'
' Show Seconds in Taskbar Clock.
' Adds a seconds display to the taskbar clock.
'
' Usage: cscript SetShowSecondsInTaskbarClock.vbs
' ============================================================

Option Explicit

Dim objShell
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

On Error Resume Next
objShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSecondsInSystemClock", 1, "REG_DWORD"

If Err.Number = 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "Show Seconds in Taskbar Clock applied."
Else
    WScript.Echo "Failed to apply tweak (Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description & ")"
End If
On Error Goto 0