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I apologise for asking what seems like an easilly googlable question but I've tried, and even Microsoft's own article on W32tm doesn't seem to mention it.

I have recently been configuring time sync for a new DC on an existing domain (to replace an old DC holding the FSMO roles and set as the reliable time source)

On one member server I saw a Root Dispersion of about 4 seconds when running w32tm /query /status which concerns me slightly, so I want to find out what it means.

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Easy enough to find on Google.

Root dispersion is the maximum clock time difference that was ever observed between the local clock and the root clock.

Nothing to worry about.

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    the irony that "easy to google" is the first hit on google ...
    – FrankyBoy
    Mar 12, 2020 at 15:25
  • That was ever observed? How would you explain then the root dispersion going down during multiple executions of the command w32tm /query /status
    – David Trevor
    Oct 17, 2023 at 6:17

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