Windows 10: Region Resetting Not Working

After doing a Dell Reset (W10 reinstall) my region shows as Afghanistan when I am really in United States and changing region does not get executed, nor am I allowed to add a language. W10 is all English, nevertheless.
This is messing up my time of day when my zone is set to UTC -5:00 Eastern Time (USA & Canada).
Need to fix this since I suspect it impacts other functions.
Help?

:)

 

Call + SMS blocker filter not wokring

Yes.. Region Changed to US for cortana.

so what is next step?

shall i chage the region and reset phone again!!!

or just soft reset will work?

 

Resetting language and regions

Hi,

Thank you for providing more details about your concern. We would like to verify the exact build of the Windows 10 that you're using. To get this information, go to
Windows Settings > System > About. You can also do this:

1. Hit Start.

2. Type winver.

3. Press Enter.

Meanwhile, if you only have one user account on your PC, try creating another local user or administrator account to check if the same issue persists. In this way, we can
identify if the issue is related with a corrupted user profile.

Here are the steps on how to create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10:

• 
  Select the Start button, then select Settings > Accounts > Family & other people > Add someone else to this PC.
  
• 
  Enter a user name, password, password hint, and then select Next.
  

We look forward to your response.

 

Try this. Run CMD and copy/paste:
Code: reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\International\Geo" /v "Nation" /t REG_SZ /d "244" /f tzutil /s "Eastern Standard Time"[/quote]

Also, try to setup your default location.

Windows 10 location service and privacy – Microsoft privacy

 

This what I get back after pasting the cmd:


I have also set Privacy Location and turned Location Service to On

 

Right-click your start button and select CMD Promt (Admin) - see screenshot, - then copy paste again the hole CMD and
click OK.





If it work this time without error - then you have log off and log back on - for changes to take effect.

 

Still won't work.



I also signed out of this session and had to sign in again with my password

 

Hey, your Win+X menu (my screenshot) is different from mine, because you run the Creators version of Windows, I'm still
on the AU version (of my own choice) - so your problem is caused by a permission issue!

You have to run Windows PowerShell (Admin) then it should work.

 

Windows PowerShell (Admin)



My Win+X window is slightly different than yours but I don't know how to take a picture of it with Snipping Tool. The first choice on top of the windows begins with "Apps and Features" instead of "Programs and Features".
Thank so much to trying to help.

 

Have you tried the options in this tutorial:

Change Country or Region Home Location in Windows 10

 

None of the three, Settings, Control Panel or Registry Editor allowed me to change, country or region. I am surprised the Registry Editor didn't work either.
Settings I can choose USA but it doesn't execute:


Control Panel. Region Change Location doesn't open another window:



Registry Editor. International doesn't have a sub for Geo, nor any of the others under Control Panel.



I am discovering that there are other issues after this Dell Reset. It's not a clean install of W10 as I hoped. It's missing some apps, KickStartUI doesn't start, Aps fail to open, Chrome opens with a black screen most of the time, etc. I come from pc which I put together and lasted many years to this Dell Desktop which has many quirks
apparently.
I need to find a way to clean install of W10 Home. What do you think?

 

If you have all your private files and programs backed up, then you could try a new reset via Dell's app.

Make a reboot first! Did you get any "Acces denied" prompt while working with the region settings?

You could allso try running " SFC /scannow " (without " "), then hit ENTER in a CMD (Admin).
let it run, could take little while, it will tell
you if it found something and the fix it makes. (PowerShell Admin can run the CMD).

 

No "Access Denied" via region settings, it just reverts to Afghanistan automatically.

 

Did you notice I update my last post just before your last post?

Let us now how it vent. If you want a "Clean install" you will loose evt. Dell applications and you own installed do.