Teams Does Not Let User Set Meetings in Local Time

Hi Bell,

Thanks for your response. I had previously tried updating language settings, but figured as it wasn't the issue as the current device I'm on has never been setup for Pacific time. This suggests that the statement "The time zone of Microsoft Teams depends on local settings, so, therefore, the MS Team will show the time zone of the meeting host" is incorrect, as this computer (and others I've tested) has never had the timezone my meetings default to configured on it and yet I cannot make(/host) a meeting with Yukon time at all in teams.

The times of chat conversations is right, which suggests that Teams has the right time zone based on my system configuration, it just refuses to make a meeting in the that same timezone. Again, I note the example of clicking on one slot of the calendar in teams and having the event show up in another slot.

The time zone I'd like to schedule some/a/any meeting in, as noted, does not appear in the drop down menu for a teams event. I had hope that the scheduling assistant might offer the time zone based on your first link, but it does not appear there either.

Outlook is great for scheduling the events and works initially. But, as noted, if I edit an event created in Outlook in teams, even if its the body only, the time zone gets changed to UTC, as noted above as well, which is a 7 hour time difference. This behavior only really makes sense if no time zone data is imported into Teams and Teams considers a time without a timezone to be UTC. Further, this cannot be explained by the one hour difference between the timezone that Teams defaults to for my meetings and my one as the shift in time is seven hours.

I honestly think the issue is that Teams cannot actually set a meeting's timezone to be Yukon standard time (it is a newer timezone). If someone else can actually use Teams to schedule a meeting with Yukon Standard Time as the timezone, then I'd be wrong about that of course, and would appreciate the confirmation that it is in fact doable.

Hi,

Time zones for Microsoft Teams cannot be adjusted within the program. You will need to adjust time zones in Office 365 to apply those changes to Microsoft Teams. Once the changes have been applied, Microsoft Teams will automatically adjust the time zones based on what is required.

Firstly, open Office 365. https://www.office.com/

Now click on “Settings,” which is illustrated by a gear icon.

Under “Language and time zone,” select “Change your language.”

Now click on the option for “Settings and privacy.”

From there, click on the option for “Language and region.”

Under “Regions,” select the option for “Time zone.”

After that, click on “Change time zone.”

Choose one of the time zones and then click on “Select.”

Close the panel to end the process.

For more detail on this solution, check out this article from a site that I like to use:

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/quest...

https://businesstechplanet.com/how-to-schedule-...

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Best,

Jayzar

Hi Jayzar,

Thanks for your response. If I wasn't clear before regarding how office.com and exchange powershell records my outlook time, my Outlook timezone is correct and not having issues.

The mention of plain UTC is in reference to what appears to be Teams treating a meeting (created in Outlook) with the timezone of Yukon Standard Time being treated as not having a timezone when the meeting is edited in Teams, resulting in a meeting with a timezone of UTC (generally a default timezone in the absence of other data from a programming perspective). My Outlook calendar does not use UTC.

As I've also noted, that my device's timezone seems to be irrelevant to what Teams decides my timezone is by default for meetings, even though for chat time stamps and the "now" bar the calendar are correct.

I can reduce the problem to a more focused one I suppose as it appears other symptoms of the issue may be clouding the issue:

Regardless of my timezone, I should be able to set the timezone for a meeting to be an arbitrary standard timezone. I can't select Yukon Standard Time when creating a meeting or editing a meeting in teams. The timezone does not appear in the drop down of time zones.

As noted, I can rule out a lack of support in Teams for Yukon Standard Time if someone else can make a meeting (in Teams, not Outlook) with Yukon Standard Time as the meeting, but for me, default timezone or not, I cannot select this timezone as a timezone for a meeting.

This problem appears to be occurring through out my organization.

Hi A_Reid,

Sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue!

Teams gets its time zone information from the device. If your computer is set to Yukon standard time but your Outlook calendar is set to UTC, the Teams app will show Yukon standard time.

The only way to change the time zone of the calendar on the Teams desktop client is to change your device's time zone.

For more detail on this solution, check out this article from a site that I like to use:

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

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/chan...

and

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/troub...

Let me know if I can help you further!

Best,

Jayzar

Hello A_Reid,

My name is Bell, I am hopeful that I will be able to help you find a satisfactory solution.

I understand that the question is regarding the Microsoft Teams meeting time zone.

The time zone of Microsoft Teams depends on local settings, so, therefore, the MS Team will show the time zone of the meeting host.

You can change the time zone of the scheduled meeting as explained in the following article: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/education_ms/forum/all/time-zone/7b7929e8-ca8e-42dd-833f-cbda66d3a3bc

You can also schedule a meeting from Outlook instead, then customize the time zone setting of the meeting then you can send the meeting link to the participants:
https://www.officetooltips.com/outlook_2016/tips/how_to_create_a_meeting_for_different_time_zone_in_outlook.html

Here's the process for changing the Microsoft teams time zone and date format

Step1. Click your profile picture at the top of the app, then select Settings > General and go to the Language section.

Step2. Selecting your preferred language and region also updates your time and date format.

Moreover, when the meeting is sent to the participant, it will automatically adjust to the time zone set on their teams respectively to ensure that it is set on time for the other users.

For your reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-settings-in-teams-b506e8f1-1a96-4cf1-8c6b-b6ed4f424bc7?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

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I am hopeful that I will be able to help you find a satisfactory solution. If we misunderstand anything wrong, kindly correct us directly. We look forward to hearing from you. Have a nice day!