For Windows 11, time is like a river with no tributaries, UTC only.

ineuw · Friday at 5:26 PM

It's anno domini 2025, ( wiktionary ) and Microsoft Windows 11 is still unwilling to issue an integrated solution for dual booting desktops and laptops.

Why do I have to update the time zone manually, to set the local time UTC-5 ?
Why do I have to update the time zone with an additional software ?

For me, it's about saving time which can be spent more productively than wasting time on this stupid post.

Berton · Friday at 5:35 PM

ineuw said:
Why do I have to update the time zone manually, to set the local time UTC-5 ?
Why do I have to update the time zone with an additional software ?

Mine have always reset automatically twice a year.
No additional software needed when using the settings for the clock and saving them.
An initial install/setup of a new version/computer has the default time settings as Pacific time, that's where Microsoft is located.

antspants · Friday at 7:39 PM

ineuw said:
For me, it's about saving time which can be spent more productively than wasting time on this stupid post.

I felt the same way when reading it.

Rollback_Jockey · Friday at 8:45 PM

So you have a tiny local issue and now It's down to Microsoft rather than you solving an issue thousands if not millions of others do not suffer?

Feel free not to waste your time on future postings here.

Winuser · 2025-03-08T12:50:58-0500

I must be alone because I can understand you wanting to express your feelings about something that is bugging you. Sometimes it does help one to feel better. I think you should have posted this in the Chillout Room though.

dacrone · 2025-03-08T14:09:35-0500

Or you could just script it via .bat and incorporate that into your iso or make it a scheduled task…

How to change the time zone in CMD Windows 10

powershell equiv get-timezone # List current timezone on system. Get-TimeZone -ListAvailable # Will list all timezones available on the system. CST example Id : Central Standard Time DisplayName : (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)...

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Ben Myers · 2025-03-08T21:11:32-0500

ineuw said:
It's anno domini 2025, ( wiktionary ) and Microsoft Windows 11 is still unwilling to issue an integrated solution for dual booting desktops and laptops.

Why do I have to update the time zone manually, to set the local time UTC-5 ?
Why do I have to update the time zone with an additional software ?

For me, it's about saving time which can be spent more productively than wasting time on this stupid post.

Please repost with more information, including whether you are asking for help or just expressing an opinion.

Ben

ineuw · 2025-03-09T17:20:06-0400

Ben Myers said:
Please repost with more information, including whether you are asking for help or just expressing an opinion.

Ben

Thanks Ben,

It is not just an opinion. It was more of a sigh. Although the questions are there, I agree for the post should be moved to discussions, because I know the answer.

For those without long Windows experience, this was always a Windows issue. In Windows 7, I used Meinberg, which seems to have left the consumer market. I know that there is a lot of other software to correct this, but I am just tired of spending additional time on such a crucial issue.

My question is: What is needed to be done in the firmware, without tinkering with additional software, batch files, etc. To get the right time zone every time I boot into Windows? I have an Asrock Z590 mb which is built for Windows and all firmware is current.

Berton · 2025-03-09T17:26:32-0400

ineuw said:
To get the right time zone every time I boot into Windows?

I didn't notice if it was mentioned but since the Operating System reads the BIOS to get information on the resources available and how to run them, maybe there's a setting there that needs changing before the OS knows what it needs. As for history, back when I started work in a computer store and building computers in '94 we had do that on some motherboards.

ineuw · 2025-03-09T17:33:08-0400

Berton said:
I didn't notice if it was mentioned but since the Operating System reads the BIOS to get information on the resources available and how to run them, maybe there's a setting there that needs changing before the OS knows what it needs. As for history, back when I started work in a computer store and building computers in '94 we had do that on some motherboards.

I also have a long history and why I mentioned it.

Berton · 2025-03-09T17:35:01-0400

ineuw said:
I also have a long history and why I mentioned it.

Mine started in '92 and my first computer with MS-DOS 5 with Windows 3.1 on top of it. Retired two years later and got offered job in a computer store. Windows 95 was when things really started changing.

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