Among the several new features and settings that Windows 11/10 has introduced, one of them is the ability for a user to set the Time Zone automatically in Windows 10. While you can set the time zone manually here, by using the Time zone drop-down options, you can now instead let Windows 10 do so automatically.
Set Time Zone automatically in Windows 11/10
To let Windows 11 select and set the Time Zone automatically, click on the Start Button to open the Start Menu.
Here open Settings > Time & Language.
Now in the left pane, select Date & Time. The date & Time settings here are quite simple here as the main overview has it all. You can set the time to adjust automatically or change it manually.
In the right pane, you will see a new setting Set time zone automatically.
Toggle the slider button to the On position.
In Windows 10, the settings look like this:
That’s it!
Windows 11/10 will now set the time of your system, depending on the physical location of your device.
If you travel around a lot you may find turning on this setting of great use. Frequent travelers may also find it useful to add new clocks to the Windows Alarms and Clocks app.
You can also change the Time Zone manually with Windows Time Zone or tzutil.exe, a built-in command-line utility.
Why can’t I set time zone automatically in Windows?
There could be various reasons why you can’t set the time zone automatically in Windows 11/10 PC, but it mainly happens due to an incorrect setting. That said, you can check the Registry Editor setting, Group Policy setting, turn on Local Services, etc. If nothing happens, you need to repair Windows files to get the job done.
How do I set Windows time zone automatically?
To set the Windows time zone automatically, you can use the Windows Settings panel. Press Win+I to open Windows Settings, and go to the Time & language tab. Then, click on the Date & time setting and head to the Set time automatically option. Toggle the corresponding button to get it done.
I just discovered this feature while traveling today. This feature is very useful to me as I am always crossing different time zones. Thanks for the info!
> If you travel around a lot you may find turning on this setting of great use.
Well, I do since 10 years, and therefore know that the best thing you can do is to NOT let Windows change the time zone. You will loose complete overview and orientation in your photos, emails etc etc, if you allow Windows to change it to a different one, then returning back home and have everything shifted in the craziest way.
Windows is just not capable of handling this in a user-friendly way.
“Set time zone automatically” doesn’t work. Why and what to do?
I noticed this option is not available once the system is joined on a domain. Is there a way to correct it?
The feature does not work at all. When traveling to other time zones, the time zone in Windows does not change. I have to click on the tray and manually change the time zone. Enabling the “automatic time zone” feature does nothing at all.
The really stupid thing is that this is not set automatically out of the box. Once you get prompted and allow windows to access your location, the time zone should get set right away. Instead everyone is in the Pacific Time Zone right of the box, and they have to figure out how to turn this setting on. DUMB!
same – doesn’t work on windows 10 surface book
same – doesn’t work on windows 10 surface book, a Microsoft product
It goes by ip address