Windows 10: Not able to change my timezone (among other things)

For the longest time now, every time I try to change my timezone windows informs me that it is "Unable to continue. do not have permission to perform this task. Please contact [my] computer administrator for help." This is a bit problematic consider that I am the system administrator in question, there are no other accounts on my computer, and I'm not even part of some network.


This doesn't seem like it'd be a problem, however, I believe it is the inevitable root of another problem of mine, the fact that my computer can't get the latest Windows update and instead has a way out of date one. I'll say right now that I have no real evidence point to this being true, but I'd like to be able to fix both of these problems without having to do a brand new, fresh install of Windows 10. Any help at all would be much appreciated, thanks.

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Timezone Change

Hi Iselda,

For us to properly isolate the issue with changing the timezone, we would like to know the following:

• Were there any changes made on your computer prior to the issue (e.g., updates, software installation)?
• What is the exact error message that you are getting?
• To make sure that we have not missed on anything, what troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

As an initial resolution, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

• In the search box, type in cmd. You'll see Command Prompt listed.
  Right-click and select Run as Administrator.
• Type tzutil /l to see the list of all time zones.
• Once you have found your time zone, copy the description that is on the second line. Example:
  
  (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
  
  Central Standard Time <---- copy
  
• Afterwards, type tzutil /s "paste the time zone here". Like this:
  
  tzutil /s "Central Standard Time" (make sure to include the quotations!); then, Enter.
  
• Exit the Command Prompt, and then go to your time settings.

We look forward to your response.

 

Caracas Timezone change

Try changing the Timezone to a different zone then go back to your timezone to see if it works.



If you want to review the steps for installation, go here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/daylightsaving/default.mspx

 

Cannot change Timezone

There can be a number of reasons for this happening.

And rather then list them out one by one I have provided a link with the things you can try with step by step instructions and screenshots.

https://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/cant-change-...

Let me know how you make out.