Windows
Windows time zone was set to UTC instead of Eastern Standard Time
The computer's time zone was incorrect. The technician changed it from UTC to Eastern Standard Time and closed the request as completed.
Killed 2 times by someone from XL.net, most recently on 2026-10-01.
Affects
Versions
- Windows
What you see
- System time zone shows UTC when it should be Eastern Standard Time.
Why it happens
Likely The time zone setting was configured to UTC.
When it shows up
A Windows computer shows the wrong time zone and the fix is to adjust the time zone setting rather than change the clock manually.
You are in this case if:
- The current time zone is UTC in the time/date settings.
- The clock and time zone are out of sync with the user's expected local time zone.
1 fix below
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-08-20. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.