Key Steps

1. Go to the Windows Settings using the shortcut Win Key +I.
2. Select Time and Language.
3. Click on Date & Time.
4. Under Additional Settings, dropdown Show Additional Calendars in the Taskbar.
5. Choose the Additional Calendar according to your region.
6. That’s it. You can find the Additional Calendar along with the Gregorian Calendar in the System Tray of the Taskbar.

What are the Additional Calendars available in Windows 11 OS?

As discussed in the introduction, all Windows Operating Systems, by default, use the Gregorian Calendar. Other significant and widely used calendars are available, such as the Simplified Chinese Lunar Calendar, Traditional Chinese Lunar Calendar, Hebrew Calendar, and Arabic Calendar.

For example, if I set my Region to the United Arab Emirates, and if my Windows 11 has multiple language support, or if my primary language is Arabic, then under Additional Calendars, I will have access to both the Gregorian and Islamic Calendars.

In the same way, if your region is Israel, and your primary language is Hebrew, or your Windows 11 supports multiple languages, then you can access both the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars.

I use Windows 11 Home Single Language Edition, and my Primary language is English. In this case, I will have access to the Gregorian Calendar and the Chinese Calendar. Your Region and your Windows 11 Edition play a vital role in accessing these additional calendars in the taskbar.

How to Show Additional Calendars in the Taskbar on Windows 11? Detailed Steps

• Open Windows Settings using the keyboard combination Win Key + I.
• In the Windows Settings, click on Time & Language from the left pane.

• Now, you can click on Date & Time.

• Under Additional Settings, you can find the option “Show Additional Calendars in the Taskbar“.

• Drop down Show Additional Calendars in the Taskbar, and choose your desired Calendar.

• That’s it, now, you can click on the Data and Time in the System Tray of the Taskbar.

• Windows 11 will display both Gregorian and the additional Calendar, in my case, the Chinese Calendar.

How to Show Additional Clocks in the Taskbar on Windows 11?

Since we are discussing Additional Date and Time options, let’s check this interesting option as well. I work in Dubai, and I come from India. I am used to the Time Difference very well, however, sometimes, it would be convenient to have both times in one place. My Casio GBD 200 watch can show both time zones in one place, I would like to have the same in my laptop as well. Well, here are the steps.

• In the same way, we have to access the Time and Date Settings. You can simply use the Windows Settings and then navigate to the Time and Language, and proceed with Date and Time.
• Under Related links, you can find the option “Additional Clocks”. Select Additional Clocks.

• The Date and Time dialog will pop up now.
• Make sure to enable both checkboxes of Show this Clock. Then, choose your Time Zone.

• Additionally, you can also name your clock. For me, I am going to keep one clock named as Home, and the other named Work. For Home, I will use UTC +5:30, and for work, I will use UTC + 4:00.
• Finally, click Apply to make the changes, and then click OK to close the Date and Time dialog.
• You can now find both clocks shown in the Taskbar of Windows 11.

Insights: You can also access the Date and Time Dialog to add Additional Clocks via the Control Panel Settings. Simply switch the Control Panel view to the Large icons, and you can find Data and Time setting, which is sorted alphabetically.

Take Away

Show Additional Calendars in the Taskbar, and Show Additional Clocks in the System Tray can be handy for users who deal with multiple Time Zones and multiple Calendars. It is good to see Windows has seen through these processes and requirements, and added it to their operating systems.

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Don’t be confused, by default, Time and Date is always displayed in the System Tray on Windows Operating Systems, however, if you don’t want Time and Date to be displayed in the System Tray, then we can use this interesting setting to have better control on the System Tray. Let’s see how it works!

The Purpose of Show Time and Date in the System Tray on Windows 11

As a fellow Windows user, I am using Windows Operating systems for quite long from Windows XP, Vista, Windows 8, Windows 10, to Windows 11. Having the Time and Date in the System Tray has always been there in all of these OS and it never bothered me, in fact, having time and date in that best visibility have always improved the usage in a better way.

Well, we are living in the modern times and being Minimal and clean is kind off a trend and preference. This option will be useful for those who wants to keep a simple system tray and taskbar.

How to Show Time and Date in the System Tray on Windows 11?

Here are the steps.

• Open Windows Settings using the Keyboard Shortcut Win Key + I.
• Once Windows Settings open, you can find Time and Language in the left pane. Select that.

• Click on Date & Time.

• Here, you can find the option “Show Time and Date in the System Tray“. By Default, this option will be enabled.

• If you decide not to show this option the system tray, then you can simply toggle off the show time and date in the system tray.

• Once the option is disabled, you can have a clean System Tray without Date and Time.

• If you want to have the Time and Date option back in the System Tray, then you can enable this option back again. That’s it.

How to Show Seconds Clock in the System Tray of Windows 11?

Since, we are discussing about Date and Time in the System Tray, I personally feel sharing this particular option which will be useful for users. Ever noticed whether the Time in the system tray shows the seconds clock. In this additional insights section, let’s check out this. Well, if you hadn’t noticed, then, no, we don’t see the Seconds Clock in the System Tray by default.

However, there is an option to enable this. It comes with a cost though. It will consume more power. If you are a Laptop User, then it may have impact on your battery backup and hence, choose your priorities accordingly. Here are the steps to Show Seconds Clock in the System Tray on Windows 11.

• We have to navigate to the Date and Time Settings on Windows 11. Just like the above steps, open Windows Settings, and then proceed with Time and Language, and finally, click on Date and Time. You can find the option “Show Time and Date in the System Tray“.
• This option would have been enabled by default and please make sure it is enabled. Expand this option to get Show Seconds in the System Tray Clock.

• You can find “Show Seconds in the System Tray Clock” option there. Enable the checkbox.

• Now, you can find the Time is showing with Seconds in the System Tray.

Take Away

Show Time and Date in the System Tray, in my opinion, it is essential option. Unless I travel, I don’t wear my Watch(I have a CASIO GBD 200 that I have bought in the Casio Store at the Dubai Mall), and I keep my Mobile away while I work, and for Time, and Date, I rely on the System Tray. Personally speaking, I would prefer keeping this option enabled on my Windows 11 Rig. What about you? Please share your preference in the Comments.

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Set Time Automatically on Windows 11: This option will save a lot of time and effort for you. You can leave the Time Settings to Windows, it will make sure you are on the right and accurate time. During the Installation of Windows 11, if we are connected to the Internet, Windows will try to detect our Time Zone using the Location Services, and if that process goes unsuccessful, we will be prompted to choose our Time Zone. Either way, we can adjust this setting later on using the Windows Settings and in this article, we will check out the cool steps on How to Set Time Automatically on Windows 11. Let’s get Started. Check out: Set Time Zone Automatically is Greyed out on Windows 11

Quick Steps to Set Time Automatically on Windows 11

• Open Windows Settings using the shortcut Win Key + I.
• In the Windows Settings, from the left pane, click on Time & Language.

• Now, click on Date & Time.

• Here, you can find the option “Set Time Automatically“. Toggle the switch to ON to Enable this option.

• Once Set Time Automatically is enabled, Windows will sync the the time with an Internet Time Server based on the Time Zone Selected.
• Though the time is set automatically now, I would recommend the following steps as well.
• Let’s set the Time Zone too to Automatic. Toggle the Set Time Zone Automatically to ON to enable this option as well.

• Finally, click on Sync now from Additional Settings. This action will synchronize the Time with Windows Internal Server Time. This will ensure the time and time zone is up to date.

How Setting Time and Time Zone Automatically Helps?

• The most important thing about setting Time and Time Zone Automatically is that it will make sure that you are always on the right time according to your time zone automatically. You don’t have to worry about manually setting your date and time. If you are a traveler, this feature will be life-saving and will avoid any confusion with date and time.
• When you are visiting websites, if the time and date is incorrect, then you may encounter SSL Certificate Errors. The website may load properly and you may get the error “Your Clock is ahead/behind“. This happens because HTTPS rely on your system time to validate security certificates.
• App Licenses and Subscriptions will make check with the System Date and Time to validate the time period.
• Eventually, all Scheduling tasks will be easier and accurate when Time and Time Zone are set automatically on Windows 11.

Take Away

Set Time Automatically on Windows 11 is one of the useful and handy Windows Feature that allows users to set this parameter automatically. Windows will take care of these parameters and will ensure accuracy and efficiency. We hope you are satisfied with our article and if you have any queries, kindly let us know in Comments. For more interesting articles, visit Winsides.com. Happy Computing! Peace out!

Microsoft has deprecated their Virtual Assistant Cortana, however, Voice Typing, Windows Speech Recognition, Third-party Apps using Windows Speech Services uses Windows 11’s built-in Speech Recognition, and this feature can improve the efficiency of the speech recognition particularly for Non-Native Accents. Here are the steps to enable in feature on Windows 11. Let’s get Started. Check out: Install Braille Display with Narrator on Windows 11

Languages Influenced by Foreign & Native Accents

For Example, English is spoken globally all over the world, however, the English Accent Varies, we have British English Accent, American English Accent, Indian English Accent, Australian English Accent, etc. These Accents can be a challenge for speech recognition software to recognize the speech accurately. By enabling Non-Native Accents for this Language on Windows 11, it may help improve the accuracy of the speech recognition software to process languages influenced by Accents.

Interesting Facts: Regional Accents are differences within the same language. Example, British English and American English. On the other hand, Foreign Accents are pronunciation influenced by Native Tongue. For Example, A French Person Speaking English.

These Accents does not affect Grammar or Vocabulary, just pronunciation.

How to Turn on “Recognize Non-Native Accents for this Language” Feature on Windows 11?

• The first step of this process is to open the Windows Settings. Use the key combination WinKey + I.
• Windows Settings will open now. From the left pane, click Time & Language.

• Under Time & Language, proceed with Speech.

• Now, you can find the option “Recognize non-native accents for this language under the Speech Language“.

• Click on the checkbox next to it to enable it. Once the feature is enabled, Windows 11 will recognize non-native accents for this language.

• You can find the option “Choose the language you speak with your device“. I am personally using Windows 11 Home Single Language. Here, you can choose your desired language.

• Additionally, you can choose between different Microsoft Voices under Voices. I prefer to use Microsoft Mark, however, these voices are not very natural.

Take Away:

This is an interesting feature from Microsoft which may help users to improve the Speech Recognition influenced by Accents. We hope you are satisfied with our article on How to Enable “Recognize Non-Native Accents for this Language” on Windows 11. If you have any queries, kindly let us know in the comment section. For more interesting articles, stay tuned to Winsides.com Happy Computing! Peace Out!