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Timezone not automatically updated

Anonymous
2020-03-07T17:43:04+00:00

Hello everyone,

I am often travelling with my computer. I have activated the automatic time/date and the automatic timezone. However, the timezone is generally not updated.

The only time that the timezone has been updated is when I connected my computer to my phone Wifi hotspot. When I came back at home, connected to home Wifi, timezone stayed the previous one.

I have manually click on the button to update the time/date, but it didn't help.

How the timezone is updated? I believe it uses the location, doesn't it? I have activated the location in Windows. I also tried to connect to Microsoft account website and check the location of my computer. It is correctly reported at the right place (and I could see the icon in the taskbar) but it didn't change the timezone:

How to make the automatic timezone work?

Thank you for your help :)

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-03-07T17:57:09+00:00

    Hi yoanpg and thanks for reaching out. My name is Joseph. I'm an independent advisor. I'll be happy to help you out today.

    I would suggest you refer to the below steps and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

    1. Press the Windows key and type in CMD right-click and run as an administrator.
    2. type in,

    tzutil /s "Eastern Standard Time"

    1. Press enter.
    2. Check to see whether or not the problem has been resolved.

    Microsoft Time Zone Index Values

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/973627...

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let me know how it goes.

    Thank you!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-03-08T12:01:30+00:00

    Hi yoanpg,

    1. How does it work?
    • Auto Time Zone Updater - Automatically sets the system time zone.

    http://revertservice.com/10/tzautoupdate/

    1. Does it use the IP address to know the location?
    • Yes, it does. A time zone is determined by your IP address using IP geolocation methods.
    1. So a VPN (connected to another country) has an influence on it?

    Most people just set their "Time" to set Automatically, and most people do not set their "TIME-ZONE" to set automatically. In the latter case, your time would change, however as most people set VPNs using either software (apps) or manually via a Dial-Up,(both methods connect via Dial-Up) hence it doesn't change the time. But if all the time and time zone settings are set AUTOMATICALLY, and most importantly, if you configure VPN in your router or tethering device instead of PC, in that case, time will change in case you have set both time and time zone to set automatically and not manually. In some cases, it may need a restart if your connection is of On-Demand type rather than a continuous type.

    Source: https://www.quora.com/While-using-a-VPN-why-doe...

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let me know how it goes.

    Thank you!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-03-07T18:38:04+00:00

    Hi yoanpg,

    1. Press Windows key and type in services.msc and press enter.
    2. Search for "Auto Time Zone Updater" Services.
    3. Right-click and select properties.
    4. Set the Startup type to "Automatic".
    5. Click Apply & OK.
    6. Restart your computer, and when it boots up, check to see whether or not the problem has been resolved.

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let me know how it goes.

    Thank you!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-03-07T18:10:12+00:00

    Hello Joseph,

    This is not helping, I want the timezone to be automatic, not setting it manually

    Thanks

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-03-08T10:17:28+00:00

    I have done it. Let's see next time I'm travelling.

    For my knowledge, how does it work? Does it use the IP adress to know the location? So a VPN (connected to another country) has an influence on it?

    Thank you

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