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How to Set the Timezone on Windows 10

  • Writer: Zach Pfeffer
    Zach Pfeffer
  • Oct 4, 2023
  • 1 min read


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This post shows how to set the timezone on Windows 10.


How to Set the Timezone on Windows 10: Steps


# Right-click Windows PowerShell and click Run as Administrator

Right-click Run as Administrator

# Run tzutil /s

tzutil /s "Mountain Standard Time"
tzutil /s "Pacific Standard Time"

Additional


List all Timezones

tzutil /l

Help

tzutil /?

Output:

PS C:\Users\Zach Pfeffer> tzutil /?
Windows Time Zone Utility

Usage:
TZUTIL </? | /g | /s TimeZoneID[_dstoff] | /l>

Parameters:
    /? Displays usage information.

    /g Displays the current time zone ID.

    /s TimeZoneID[_dstoff]
       Sets the current time zone using the specified time zone ID.
       The _dstoff suffix disables Daylight Saving Time adjustments
       for the time zone (where applicable).

    /l Lists all valid time zone IDs and display names. The output will
       be:
           <display name>
           <time zone ID>

Examples:
    TZUTIL /g
    TZUTIL /s "Pacific Standard Time"
    TZUTIL /s "Pacific Standard Time_dstoff"

Remarks:
    An exit code of 0 indicates the command completed successfully.

References


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