Incorrect time zone on domain computers

Question

I have a customized Windows 10 image and associated answer file loaded into my Server 2012 R2 WDS. In the past my clients got set to our correct time zone "Mountain Standard Time", exactly how it is in my answer file. I remember spot checking a few deployed PC's about two years ago and they were indeed set to that time zone. Now however, they are all set to UTC -12 "International Date Line West". I have no idea what that even means, and the Windows time is correct on our systems, but Google Chrome is detecting system time as one hour earlier. I'm still baffled though as to why our system time zones are set to International Date Line West. Was there some Windows update that caused this? How do I get our systems back to Mountain Standard Time?

Here is my answer file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">

    <settings pass="windowsPE">

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <SetupUILanguage>

                <UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>

            </SetupUILanguage>

            <InputLocale>en-us</InputLocale>

            <SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>

            <UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>

            <UILanguageFallback>en-us</UILanguageFallback>

            <UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>

        </component>

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <DiskConfiguration>

                <Disk wcm:action="add">

                    <CreatePartitions>

                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

                            <Extend>true</Extend>

                            <Order>1</Order>

                            <Type>Primary</Type>

                        </CreatePartition>

                    </CreatePartitions>

                    <ModifyPartitions>

                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

                            <Active>true</Active>

                            <Format>NTFS</Format>

                            <Label>SYSTEM</Label>

                            <Letter>C</Letter>

                            <Order>1</Order>

                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

                        </ModifyPartition>

                    </ModifyPartitions>

                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>

                </Disk>

            </DiskConfiguration>

            <WindowsDeploymentServices>

                <ImageSelection>

                    <InstallImage>

                        <Filename>DJC-ADMIN-TMPLT_BUILD-02_REV-07.WIM</Filename>

                        <ImageGroup>ImageGroup1</ImageGroup>

                        <ImageName>DJC Admin Template</ImageName>

                    </InstallImage>

                    <InstallTo>

                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>

                        <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

                    </InstallTo>

                </ImageSelection>

            </WindowsDeploymentServices>

        </component>

    </settings>

    <settings pass="specialize">

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>

    <ProductKey>removed</ProductKey>

            <TimeZone>Mountain Standard Time</TimeZone>

            <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>

        </component>

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <RunAsynchronous>

                <RunAsynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

                    <Order>1</Order>

                    <Path>net user administrator /active:yes</Path>

                </RunAsynchronousCommand>

            </RunAsynchronous>

        </component>

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <Identification>

                <UnsecureJoin>true</UnsecureJoin>

                <JoinDomain>idjc</JoinDomain>

            </Identification>

        </component>

    </settings>

    <settings pass="oobeSystem">

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <InputLocale>en-us</InputLocale>

            <SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>

            <UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>

            <UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>

        </component>

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <OOBE>

                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>

                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>

                <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>

                <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>

                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>

                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>

                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>

                <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>

            </OOBE>

            <UserAccounts>

                <AdministratorPassword>

                    <Value>removed</Value>

                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>

                </AdministratorPassword>

                <LocalAccounts>

                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">

                        <Password>

                            <Value>removed</Value>

                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>

                        </Password>

                        <DisplayName>Administrator</DisplayName>

                        <Group>Administrators</Group>

                        <Name>Administrator</Name>

                    </LocalAccount>

                </LocalAccounts>

                <DomainAccounts>

                    <DomainAccountList wcm:action="add">

                        <Domain>idjc</Domain>

                    </DomainAccountList>

                </DomainAccounts>

            </UserAccounts>

            <RegisteredOrganization>IDJC</RegisteredOrganization>

            <RegisteredOwner>IDJC</RegisteredOwner>

            <ShowPowerButtonOnStartScreen>false</ShowPowerButtonOnStartScreen>

            <TimeZone>Mountain Standard Time</TimeZone>

        </component>

    </settings>

    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/users/gregovski/downloads/install.wim#Windows 10 Education VL" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />

</unattend>

Answer 1

Unfortunately it is not possible to move threads between TechNet and Answers forums.

Answer 2

ok thanks. i'm assuming you can't move the thread over there huh?

Answer 3

Hi gregovsky,

it is more effective to ask such questions at TechNet forum https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-...

It is oriented to admins and corporate users, and this forum - to home users.