Windows 10: Windows 10 Time Zone locked

My time zone is locked and when I try to change it in the control panel it gives me an error saying I need to contact my computer admin but I am the admin on my computer this is really frustrating because the time is wrong

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Windows 10 Time Zone tool?

Tested this once again and did exactly what the steps from above. After booting into Windows it did change to UTC from the list of time zones from the date and time properties.

The actual time however was still Pacific Time. But when I connected to the internet now the clock shows UTC.

I did a command SYSTEMINFO and under Original Install Date it still has the Pacific Time.

So yes, I can confirm that to show the exact correct time you need to connect to the internet or else it will not work. The only changes that do work when not connected is that the correct Time Zone setting (UTC) appeared on the date/time properties after doing the TZUTIL command during install. But the actual time was still reflected on Pacific Time.

 

Fluctuating Time Zone Setting

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

I would suggest you to check if the values for “set time automatically” and “set time zone automatically” under Date and Time settings are “ON”. If not, then suggest you to make the vale to “ON” and check for the status.

If the issue still persists, follow the steps provided below:

• Press Windows key + R, type services.msc and press Enter.
• Locate Windows Time from the list and double click on the service.
• In Genereal tab, set the Startup type to Automatic.
• Click on Apply and OK.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Can't change time zone

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern as you are unable to set the correct time zone after resetting the PC.
In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below:

• What is the Version and Build of Windows 10 installed on the PC? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
• What is the make and model of the PC?
• Are you logged in to the PC as an Administrator user?

Meanwhile, we would suggest you to refer the below steps to re-register windows time service.

1. Click on Start menu and type
   CMD, right click on CMD and select Run as Administrator.
   
2. Copy and paste the command and press Enter:
   w32tm /register
   
3. Restart the PC and then try setting the time Zone
   

Also, we would suggest you to check the Windows time service.

1. Press Window + R key and type
   services.msc, click OK
   
2. Scroll down and select
   Windows time service
   
3. Double click on the service and set the
   Startup type to Automatic
   
4. Then Start the service.
   

If the issue persists, then we would suggest you to create a new administrator user account and check, refer this article to
create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10.



Let us know the results. We will certainly assist you further.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator