How to give myself admin access?

If you're unable to change the time zone because you need admin access, you will need to elevate your user account to have administrative privileges. Here are a few methods you can try:

1. Using the Control Panel:
   • Open the Control Panel.
   • Navigate to User Accounts > User Accounts again.
   • Click on Manage another account.
   • Select your account and then click on Change the account type.
   • Choose Administrator and save the changes.
2. Using Settings:
   • Open Settings and go to Accounts.
   • Click on Family & other users.
   • Under Other users, select your account and click on Change account type.
   • Set it to Administrator and confirm.
3. Using Command Prompt (if you have access to an admin account):
   • Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
   • Type the command: net localgroup administrators [YourUserName] /add and press Enter.
   • Replace [YourUserName] with your actual username.

After following one of these methods, you should have admin access and be able to change the time zone settings.

References:

• Can't set time zone automatically in Windows 10
• Default Time Zones