Windows 10: Windows is detecting the wrong time zone. What's wrong?

Discus and support Windows is detecting the wrong time zone. What's wrong? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hi, I'm normally in Texas but I have been in Panama for a few weeks which is on the same time zone as Texas. Now I am back in Texas (central time) For... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by KeithJB, Jun 8, 2020.

  1. KeithJB Win User

    Windows is detecting the wrong time zone. What's wrong?


    Hi,

    I'm normally in Texas but I have been in Panama for a few weeks which is on the same time zone as Texas. Now I am back in Texas (central time) For some reason now, windows thinks im in Pacific time if I let it set time zone automatically. I have location permission on so I don't understand why it is confused about my locations. I have to set the time zone manually. This also affects the weather app which thinks I am in San Francisco! I am on Win10 Home 1909.


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    KeithJB, Jun 8, 2020
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  2. jimbo45 Win User

    Wrong time zone detected


    Hi there

    in the time on the taskbar -->date&time settings-->additional date,time -- then choose Internet time -- clock should then be set to a standard clock for your region when you logon to the Internet. The chances are you are selecting the wrong clock or your region is set incorrectly in the first place.

    Cheers
    jimbo
     
    jimbo45, Jun 8, 2020
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  3. mew1033 Win User
    Wrong time zone detected


    When I go up to my cabin, Windows always changes my time zone to Pacific. I'm in Mountain Time, and I actually go east to get to the cabin. I don't know if it's the IP address, or the WiFi network, or what, but it happens every time. If I go into Time settings and disable automatically detect timezone, I can set it back to mountain time. But if I re-enable auto-detect, it switches right back to Pacific.

    Is there any way I can teach Windows the correct time zone so that it auto-detects correctly?
     
    mew1033, Jun 8, 2020
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  4. Davis_309 Win User

    Windows is detecting the wrong time zone. What's wrong?

    Time zone always wrong

    So I need some help with my clock and time zone settings. I have multiple windows 10 computers in my house, and they all have the incorrect time zones. For some reason, they think we are in Beijing, China, even though we are in the eastern United States.
    my first assumption was that my internet was somehow giving the computers wrong information, but even after connecting my computers to different WIFI networks that didn't have this problem, they still have the wrong time and time zone. Even my brand new computer,
    as soon as I finished setting it up, displayed the wrong time and time zone. I have tried everything I can find on the internet about resetting my clock and changing the refresh setting and what website it uses to calibrate the clock, but nothing has worked.
    I would simply turn off automatic time settings, and set them all manually, but whatever is affecting my computer also seems to be affecting the websites I visit. For example, I am taking an online class, but all the times showing when stuff was posted or
    when I can submit stuff is also wrong. It thinks I'm in China as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I have no idea what else to try.
     
    Davis_309, Jun 8, 2020
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