In today's article we will look at various ways to change the time zone in Windows 10.
Cannot Change Time Zone In Windows 10
Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type secpol.msc into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Local Security Policy. Expand open Local Policies in the left pane of Local Security Policy, click/tap on User Rights Assignment, and double click/tap on the Change the time zone policy in the right pane. (see screenshot below) 3.
- This Microsoft Windows 10 tutorial shows you how to change the default date and time zone on your MS Windows OS. I also show you how to add a clock to your O.
- Only if I enabled the Built in Administrator was I able to change the time zone in that account. I also tried reinstalling Windows (and all drivers) using the Windows 10 installation media tool. After the installation, with the account created during installation I was able to change time zones.
- In Date & time, you can choose to let Windows 10 set your time and time zone automatically, or you can set them manually. To set your time and time zone in Windows 10, go to Start Settings Time & language Date & time. Open Date & time settings.
5 Steps total
Step 1: Open a command prompt as an administrator
Open a command prompt as an administrator: right-click on the 'Start' menu and select 'Command Prompt (Administrator)';
Step 2: Check which time zone is currently selected
To see which time zone is currently selected, on the command line, type tzutil / G and press Enter;
Step 3: Type tzutil / l
Type tzutil / l and press Enter. This command will display all available time zones
Step 4: Set the time zone with daylight saving time
To set the time zone with daylight saving time, you need to write tzutil / s 'Time Zone' on the command line and press Enter. Instead of 'Time Zone' write the belt you need.
For example, we want to set the time zone UTC + 02: 00) Vilnius, Kiev, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Helsinki FLE Standard Time. Enter the command tzutil / s 'FLE Standard Time' and press Enter.
Step 5: Set the time zone without daylight saving time
If you want to set the time zone without daylight saving time, type tzutil / s 'Time zone _dstoff' on the command line and press Enter. For example, we ask UTC + 02: 00) Vilnius, Kiev, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Helsinki FLE Standard Time. Enter the command tzutil / s 'FLE Standard Time _dstoff' and press Enter.
The desired time zone is set, you can close the command line.
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References
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- Change the Time Zone in CMD Windows 10 Using Tzutil