How to Set Windows 10 to Automatically Update Your Time Zone Based on Location

Open the Settings app., Go to the Time & language category., Ensure the "Set time automatically" and "Set time zone automatically" toggle switches are turned on ., Test it when you move into another time zone.

4 Steps 1 min read Easy

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open the Settings app.

    Press the Start button and select the settings gear from the lower-left corner.
  2. Step 2: Go to the Time & language category.

    This section contains pretty much all the time, language, and region settings in Windows. , With this setting on, the manual time zone settings disable so you can't change them by yourself.

    Don't worry though—your computer will automatically manage these settings. , It should update your time within a couple of moments.

    If it didn't update to the new time zone, restart your PC or sign out and back in.
  3. Step 3: Ensure the "Set time automatically" and "Set time zone automatically" toggle switches are turned on .

  4. Step 4: Test it when you move into another time zone.

Detailed Guide

Press the Start button and select the settings gear from the lower-left corner.

This section contains pretty much all the time, language, and region settings in Windows. , With this setting on, the manual time zone settings disable so you can't change them by yourself.

Don't worry though—your computer will automatically manage these settings. , It should update your time within a couple of moments.

If it didn't update to the new time zone, restart your PC or sign out and back in.

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