Active Directory Time Synchronization: Fix PDC Emulator, W32Time, and Kerberos Clock Skew
17 min readKerberos authentication breaks when domain clocks drift. Diagnose W32Time failures, fix the PDC Emulator time source, resolve Local CMOS Clock, KRB_AP_ERR_SKEW, virtual DC drift, and recover from domain-wide time skew on Windows Server 2025.