Time zone annoyance

fafhrd

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First I have not used the Windows 8 setup installer, only Imagex, to install Windows 8 - but although during the interactive part of setup it requets location data and changes location to United Kingdom, English UK and UK keyboard, it persists in keeping the time zone in Pacific time US & Canada, which makes my PC extremely jetlagged.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
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    PC/Desktop
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    HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
    CPU
    AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
    Motherboard
    inbuilt
    Memory
    4GB
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    ATI
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    High Definition Audio on-board
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    notebook
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    1366x768
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    Seagate ST9500325AS
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    BT Cloud
    PSU
    external 20v
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    inbuilt
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    touchpad
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    BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
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    Chrome Canary usually
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    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
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    no Start menu modifications
    Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
Will it not let manually change in clock settings or does it keep defaulting back
 

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  • OS
    7 Ultimate with a little bit of 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 3570K
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    Gigabyte Z77X
    Memory
    8 Gb
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    Samsung 840 Evo
    PSU
    800W Arctic
    Case
    Antec
Hi there
Check also the time in your BIOS -- if this is wrong then when you boot that's propagated to whatever time zone windows is set to compounding any error.

Normally control panel where you can set location settings should fix it but if the bios is wrong won't retain correct values after re-boots.

Motherboard batteries do exhaust themselves -- easy to change on a desktop computer --might be more tricky on a laptop.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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    Linux Centos 7, W8.1, W7, W2K3 Server W10
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    1 X LG 40 inch TV
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    SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
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    5 X 1 TB sata
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I can change the zone easily - just the user data config during the oobe does not include the time zone change, which would seem to be a simple omission.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
    CPU
    AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
    Motherboard
    inbuilt
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    notebook
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST9500325AS
    Google drive 15GB
    Skydrive 25GB
    BT Cloud
    PSU
    external 20v
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    pretty good
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
    Browser
    Chrome Canary usually
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    no Start menu modifications
    Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
Maybe small bug for the RC/RTM
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7 Ultimate with a little bit of 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X
    Memory
    8 Gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Evo
    PSU
    800W Arctic
    Case
    Antec

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 8
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    HP DV7-4269WM
    CPU
    i5-480M
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370
    Sound Card
    Beats Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3"
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    750GB (5400RPM)
    Internet Speed
    1500
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