How to check device uptime on Windows 11

Here are five easy ways to check your computer’s uptime on Windows 11.

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OnWindows 11, you have several ways to determine your computer’s uptime, and in this guide, we’ll show you how to complete this task with five different tools.

Although you may not need to know this information often, understanding how long your computer has been up and running can help to troubleshoot many problems. For instance, if you suspect that the device is restarting automatically. Or if the device is not working as expected and you want to determine if it’s time to reboot the system to resolve common problems.

If you need to know the uptime of your computer, Windows 11 allows you to quickly query this information in at least five ways with Task Manager, Settings, Control Panel, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.

Thisguidewill walk you through several ways to determine how long your Windows 11 computer was operational.

How to check device uptime from Task Manager

To check the computer uptime with Task Manager, use these steps:

Once you complete the steps, the device uptime will be available on the right, at the bottom of the page.

How to check device uptime from Settings

To confirm the device’s uptime details from the Settings app, use these steps:

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After completing the steps, you can deduce your computer’s uptime with the “Duration” information. The duration time is for the uptime of the network connection, which starts when the device boots up. This method only works if you didn’t reset your network connection while the computer was operational.

How to check device uptime from Control Panel

To find out how long a computer was operational from Control Panel, use these steps:

Once you complete the steps, the duration time is for the network adapter, but since the time starts when the device boots up, it also indicates the system uptime. Similar to the Settings app, this method only works if you didn’t reset your network connection while the computer was operational.

How to check device uptime from Command Prompt

You can check the computer’s uptime from Command Prompt in at least two ways using the WMIC and System Information commands.

WMIC tool method

To confirm the computer uptime with Command Prompt, use these steps:

Once you complete the steps, the uptime will be coded in the output number. In this guide, the LastBootUpTime is20221026074301.500000-240, which means:

In other words, this information indicates that the computer has been up and running since October 26, 2022, at 07:43 AM. You can now use this information against the current time to determine how long the computer has been operational.

System Information method

To get the system uptime in a more readable format, you can use the System Information tool with these commands:

After you complete the steps, the command will return the time when the computer became operational. You can subtract this information from the current time to find out the number of days, hours, and minutes the device has been running.

How to check device uptime from PowerShell

To check the computer’s uptime from PowerShell, use these steps:

Once you complete the steps, you will be able to see the days, hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds the device was operational.

PowerShell 6, 7, and later versions

If you have PowerShell version 6, 7, or higher, you can use the “Get-Uptime” command. Here’s how:

After you complete the steps, the command will show you the time of the last boot which can help you to determine the system uptime.

More resources

For more helpful articles, coverage, and answers to common questions about Windows 10 and Windows 11, visit the following resources:

Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.