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Unable to change Date & Time

Anonymous
2021-09-14T00:06:29+00:00

For some reason on a Windows 10 system, I can not change the Date and Time.

I have opened Settings > Time & Language >Date & Time. Turned off Set time automatically. Then click Change. Then I selected a different Month.

When I hit Change, the Current date and time changes to my selection, then a few seconds later, it change back to the actual current data/Time.

I have also tried to set this in Control panel. Same result. What the heck am I missing?? Is this a DUH moment?

Oh, yes, I am logged on as an administrator.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-14T21:09:46+00:00

    Hi Kevin,

    I appreciate the time you spent on this. I got to thinking, and checked the system logs. Lo and behold, I found a log entry that said the time change was initiated by a VirtualBox process.

    So I researched that and found a setting to disable the syncing between the host and the client VM.

    Problem Solved.

    DocEdBrown

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-14T21:13:46+00:00

    Hi DocEdBrown -

    Thanks for the response and I'm glad that you have resolve the issue on your windows. It appears that it's really one of the process of virtual box causes the issue with date and time.

    Please let me know if you have any further questions.

    Cheers!

    Kevin B.

    Independent advisor

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-09-14T18:50:35+00:00

    I have made all the checks stated. Since I've never changed the date on the system, I don't know how long this has been present. I have preformed the repair install. The issue is still occurring.

    I don't know if this is a factor, but this OS is running in a VirtualBox VM. My host system, Windows 10 also, does not exhibit this behavior.

    Thank you for the help,

    Doc

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-09-14T21:00:43+00:00

    Hi DocEdBrown -

    Thanks for the response and I do apologize that it did not fix the issue. Windows running on a virtual machine might be contributing to the issue. I've run out of ideas however since this is a user-to-user forum, let's ask our colleague if they have insights on this.

    Regards,

    Kevin B.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-09-14T02:09:45+00:00

    Hi DocEdBrown-

    I'm Kevin B. Windows user like you. I do apologize for the inconvenience, let me help you sort things out.

    Is this a new computer or Is there any changes happened on your device that might trigger the concern?

    Kindly check if you are on a correct time zone. It could be a account problem, kindly try to create a new user profile on your Windows:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/cre...

    If the issue persist you may perform in place repair on your machine:

    In-place repair/upgrade or repair reinstall is a process of re-installing Windows without touching any of your applications or personal files. In this way if there's any data corruption, damaged system files or missing system files on your computer, this repair will fix or repair them.

    To start we need to download an ISO file of Windows 10 and save it to your computer. Please follow the instruction on the link below to create an ISO file

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/402819...

    After the ISO is created, follow the instructions on the link below created by PaulSey, Microsoft Agent, on how to perform repair install on your computer.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    This process will take some time to complete so you need to be very patient in waiting until the process completes. Once done , restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.

    Hope this will help and have a blessed day!

    Thanks,

    Kevin B.

    Independent Advisor

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