Thursday, April 18, 2024

Display time using batch scripting

1) Press Windows button + R and type Notepad.

2) Copy and paste the following code into Notepad:

@echo off

color 1A

:start

echo Display System Date

echo.

echo Current date: %date%

ping localhost -n 2 >nul

cls

goto start

3) Select File > Saves as, assign a file name: time.bat. Make sure to save on your desktop or in any folder on your computer that you can easily find. In this case, the time.bat file is saved on the desktop.