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WiFi Shows Wrong Time Zone and Wrong Country
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Slad74
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Hello,
I recently updated my desktop with a new motherboard and cpu. The motherboard has built in WiFi, which I am using due to the location of the PC in my home. For some reason, when I set Windows to auto pick my time zone, it shows that I'm in China, which I am not. I am in central standard time (US), and I am not sure why this is happening. I have tried several options that I have found online, including entering my network mac address in the MS opt out location services website. Nothing works!
Also, when I log into my MS account on the MS website, it shows my PC is in Yueqing, Zhejiang...
This is very frustrating! Any thoughts or help with this will be appreciated!!
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MotoX80 34,686 Reputation points2021-09-20T15:16:58.3+00:00 -
Slad74 1 Reputation point
2021-09-20T15:31:11.76+00:00 Yes...
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MotoX80 34,686 Reputation points
2021-09-20T17:10:38.483+00:00 Does this site show you your correct location? (It will use the IP of your internet connected router.)
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Slad74 1 Reputation point
2021-09-20T17:41:40.09+00:00 I will check on this when I get back to my PC, thanks.
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Slad74 1 Reputation point
2021-09-21T13:54:06.08+00:00 OK, that website showed my correct location.
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MotoX80 34,686 Reputation points
2021-09-21T14:00:48.38+00:00 Going back to your initial question...
it shows that I'm in China
Where do you see that? Please share a screen image.
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Slad74 1 Reputation point
2021-09-21T18:05:50.973+00:00 OK, it shows it in two places. One is in the time & date settings on my PC. When I set it to auto detect the time, it sets it to China Standard Time. I'm not near my PC now, so I can't send that screenshot. But another place is when I log into my MS account on the MS website. I'll try to share that here.
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MotoX80 34,686 Reputation points
2021-09-21T18:16:18.633+00:00 I have no idea how that web site determines your location.
Do you have location turned on in Settings? Did you set a default location?
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Slad74 1 Reputation point
2021-09-21T18:19:08.193+00:00 Yes, and yes.
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MotoX80 34,686 Reputation points
2021-09-21T18:27:23.967+00:00 If you run Maps and click on the circle icon, does it find your location?
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Slad74 1 Reputation point
2021-09-21T19:51:53.547+00:00 If I turn on auto detect time, it shows China. If I turn off auto detect time and save a default address, it shows my correct location.
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MotoX80 34,686 Reputation points
2021-09-21T20:57:13.65+00:00 I have no idea. I found this explanation.
https://www.howtogeek.com/708500/how-devices-use-wi-fi-to-determine-your-physical-location/
My best guess is that it has something to do with your new motherboard.
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Slad74 1 Reputation point
2021-09-22T02:26:59.217+00:00 Apparently you were correct about the motherboard. I updated the driver for the onboard WiFi, and its seems to have fixed the problem! Thank you for your help!
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Reza-Ameri 16,996 Reputation points2021-09-20T16:47:28.277+00:00 It might be a configuration in your router, check the DNS setting in the router and see if it is configured correctly.
Check and make sure no VPN or Proxy has been setup in the router and you are not using in your PC.
Check and see if you are facing the same issue if you connect with LAN?-
Slad74 1 Reputation point
2021-09-20T17:41:17.997+00:00 OK, I can check this later, but I have another PC connected to the router with an ethernet cable, and it shows the correct locaction.
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Reza-Ameri 16,996 Reputation points
2021-09-21T16:28:57.167+00:00 Try connect the same PC using the LAN and see if the problem persist?
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Limitless Technology 39,711 Reputation points2021-09-20T19:25:37.86+00:00 Hello,
Please try to login without Wifi and browse Internet using LAN connection and see what location it shows.
Also try to login from different user profile on this computer.
As you are in US time zone try to set from Control Panel -> Date and Time.
Clean-up C:\Windows\Temp
Hope this helps,
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Slad74 1 Reputation point
2021-09-22T02:21:49.403+00:00 OK, I think I finally got this fixed. I updated the driver for the onboard WiFi on my motherboard, and, voila, it looks like it worked! I'm now seeing my correct time zone (and country) when I turn 'set time zone automatically' back on!
Thanks for the help everyone!