Time zone locked, and options to change are permanently greyed out.

Anonymous
2023-03-24T16:34:12+00:00

My computer just locked my timezone to Arizona, and absolutely will not allow me to change it. It's causing havoc on alot of my apps that rely on my clock to function, and manually changing the time only seems to change the clock in the corner not the time that all my apps depend on.

I have tried scanning the computer for corrupted files as per a separate post I managed to dig up, but it found nothing to fix. With the clean boot I couldn't figure out what was doing it because it was still grayed out and set to Arizona as soon as it booted.

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Anonymous
2023-10-07T19:45:01+00:00

I had this same issue, but found a workaround (At least a temporary one)

Right click the date/time toolbar in the bottom right corner, then click "Adjust date/time" from the menu.

In that menu, scroll down to "related settings" and click "Add clocks for different time zones"
This SHOULD bring up a classic windows menu. Click the far left tab for "Date and Time" and select your time zone there. Click "Okay" and then "Apply" and you should be good to go.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-25T14:13:10+00:00

    Are you frustrated with your Windows 10 time zone settings not updating correctly? Many users encounter this issue where their system keeps reverting to UTC+01:00. In this post, we'll walk you through the steps to resolve this problem without the need to refer to the YouTube video mentioned.

    Step 1: Adjust Windows 10 Settings

    1. Go to Windows 10 settings by clicking on the Start menu and selecting "Settings."
    2. In the Settings window, navigate to "Time & Language" and then "Date & time."
    3. Turn on the "Set time automatically" option, and at the same time, turn off the "Set time zone automatically" option.

    Don't be alarmed if your time zone still appears incorrect at this stage. We'll address that shortly.

    Step 2: Run timedate.cpl as an Administrator

    1. Open the search bar in Windows by clicking on the magnifying glass icon next to the Start button.
    2. Type "timedate.cpl" in the search bar. When the result appears, right-click on it and choose "Run as administrator."

    Even if you're logged in as an administrator, running the tool with elevated privileges might be necessary.

    Step 3: Change Your Time Zone

    1. In the "Date and Time" window that appears, click on the "Change time zone" button.
    2. Select the correct time zone from the list.
    3. Click "OK" to confirm the new time zone, and then click "OK" once more in the main "Date and Time" window.

    Step 4: Verify Your Settings

    After completing these steps, return to the Windows 10 Settings page, and you should now see that your time zone reflects correctly.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-30T04:01:28+00:00

    I have been having this issue for quite some time, and have tried everything I could think of to fix this issue. For some reason it never occured to me to run timedate.cpl as admin, because I always found those settings through the additional settings options in my settings app.

    Even though I am an logged in as an admin on my computer, it always said that I had insufficient priviledges, which was confusing as I am logged into an admin account. Alas, after coming across this post and running timedate.cpl as an administrator, all of my problems were solved.

    Thank you!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-06T07:39:57+00:00

    simple fix go to location settings, then turn on location make sure its blue in notified selection then go to time and date settings window tick both check box then you should get a message click ok then u can turn location off again hope that helps

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-05T07:37:11+00:00

    I had the same problem, use control panel date&time settings, somehow worked for me.

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