Synchronizes the system time of this virtual machine with the system time of the physical computer.
This service also exists in Windows 11 and 8.
Windows 10 version | Home | Pro | Education | Enterprise |
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1507 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
1511 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
1607 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
1703 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
1709 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
1803 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
1809 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
1903 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
1909 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
2004 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
20H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
21H1 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
21H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
22H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
Display name: | Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service |
Service name: | vmictimesync |
Type: | share |
Path: | %WinDir%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted -p |
File: | %WinDir%\System32\icsvc.dll |
Error control: | normal |
Object: | NT AUTHORITY\LocalService |
Privileges: |
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The Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service is running as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService in a shared process of svchost.exe. Other services might run in the same process. If Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the vmictimesync service has failed to start.
Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service is unable to start, if the Microsoft Hyper-V Guest Infrastructure Driver service is stopped or disabled.
1. Select your Windows 10 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreHyperVTimeSynchronizationServiceWindows10.bat file to any folder on your hard drive.
3. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select Run as administrator.
4. Restart the computer to save changes.
Note. Make sure that the icsvc.dll
file exists in the %WinDir%\System32
folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 10 installation media.