Clock on windows 8 is wrong time, i tried setting to internet time but its still wrong, think theres a time clock bug, anyone have same problem for windows 8 and know how to fix it?

Anonymous
2012-12-06T04:22:34+00:00

Clock on windows 8 is wrong time, i tried setting to internet time but its still wrong, think theres a time clock bug, anyone have same problem for windows 8 and know how to fix it?

got it fixed :-) sorry for the delay

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2012-12-06T23:00:17+00:00

I had this problem when I got my computer.  I tried the above first, but that failed.  Try clicking on the time in the lower right corner of your screen; a window should pop up and you should be able to set the correct time there.

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Anonymous
2013-03-09T14:53:21+00:00

Thank you so much! worked perfectly!

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-03T15:38:07+00:00

    microsoft dont want correct this bug?

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-07T20:28:37+00:00

    I found the solution here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/169376/clock-time-is-off-by-4-hours

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    Operating systems store and retrieve the time in the hardware clock located on your motherboard so that it can keep track of the time even when the system does not have power. Most operating systems (Linux/Unix/Mac) store the time on the hardware clock as UTC by default, though some systems (notably Microsoft Windows) store the time on the hardware clock as the 'local' time. This causes problems in a dual boot system if both systems view the hardware clock differently.

    The advantage of having the hardware clock as UTC is that you don't need to change the hardware clock when moving between timezones or when Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins or ends as UTC does not have DST or timezone offsets.

    Changing Linux to use local time is easier and more reliable than changing Windows to use UTC, so dual-boot Linux/Windows systems tend to use local time.

    Since Intrepid (8.10), UTC=yes is default.

    Make Windows use UTC:

    Note: This method was not initially supported on Windows Vista and Server 2008, but came back with Vista SP2, Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.

    To make MS Windows calculate the time from the hardware clock as UTC.

    Create a file named WindowsTimeFixUTC.reg with the following contents and then double click on it to merge the contents with the registry:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation]
         "RealTimeIsUniversal"=dword:00000001
    

    Make Linux use 'Local' time:

    To tell your Ubuntu system that the hardware clock is set to 'local' time:

    1. edit /etc/default/rcS
    2. add or change the following section #Set UTC=yes if your hardware clock is set to UTC (GMT) UTC=no

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-07T23:33:21+00:00

    I found the solution here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/169376/clock-time-is-off-by-4-hours

    Quote:

    Operating systems store and retrieve the time in the hardware clock located on your motherboard so that it can keep track of the time even when the system does not have power. Most operating systems (Linux/Unix/Mac) store the time on the hardware clock as UTC by default, though some systems (notably Microsoft Windows) store the time on the hardware clock as the 'local' time. This causes problems in a dual boot system if both systems view the hardware clock differently.

    The advantage of having the hardware clock as UTC is that you don't need to change the hardware clock when moving between timezones or when Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins or ends as UTC does not have DST or timezone offsets.

    Changing Linux to use local time is easier and more reliable than changing Windows to use UTC, so dual-boot Linux/Windows systems tend to use local time.

    Since Intrepid (8.10), UTC=yes is default.

    Make Windows use UTC:

    Note: This method was not initially supported on Windows Vista and Server 2008, but came back with Vista SP2, Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.

    To make MS Windows calculate the time from the hardware clock as UTC.

    Create a file named WindowsTimeFixUTC.reg with the following contents and then double click on it to merge the contents with the registry:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation]
         "RealTimeIsUniversal"=dword:00000001
    

    Make Linux use 'Local' time:

    To tell your Ubuntu system that the hardware clock is set to 'local' time:

    1. edit /etc/default/rcS
    2. add or change the following section #Set UTC=yes if your hardware clock is set to UTC (GMT) UTC=no

    Interesting, but I have Win8 in dual boot with Vista, not with Linux. And I still have the time issue (when I reboot it's ok for a couple of days, than it starts to go wrong, then it can go right again, and so on.

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