How to automatically enable or disable setting time zone in Windows 11

When Windows users encounter an application not working properly, they usually think of various reasons, such as trying to restart the application, etc. But actually time zone may also be the reason behind it. Initially we had to set the time zone manually in Windows system but in Windows 11 there is an option where you can allow Windows to set the time zone automatically. To automatically enable time zone settings on your system, check out this article, which details two ways to do it.

How to automatically enable or disable setting time zone in Windows 11 using the Settings app

Step 1: Open## by pressing the Windows I keys simultaneously #Set up the application.

Step 2: Then, select the

Time and Language option in the left menu of the Settings app as shown below.

Step 3: After selecting the time and language, click the

Date and time option on the right side of the settings window.

Step 4: In the Date and Time page, if you want to enable it, click the

Set Time Zone Automaticallytoggle button to toggle it Open as shown below.

Step 5: Likewise, if you want to disable the Automatically set time zone option on your system, click the

Automatically set time zonetoggle button Turn it off as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 6: After enabling or disabling this feature, close the Settings window.

that's all. This is how you can enable or disable the automatic time zone setting option on your system through the Settings app.

How to automatically enable or disable setting time zone in Windows 11 using Registry Editor

Note: Please keep a backup of your registry files before proceeding with this method, This allows you to recover it in the event of a problem that could completely damage your system.

Step 1: Press the

Windows R keys simultaneously on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.

Step 2: Then, type

regedit in the Run box and press the Enter key to open the Registry Editor.

Step 3: Please accept the UAC prompt by clicking the Yes button to continue.

Step 4: Copy and paste the given path below in the address bar of the Registry Editor and press

Enter key to get there.

NOTE: Please make sure the address bar is empty before pasting the copy path given below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\tzautoupdate

Step 5: Make sure you have reached the

tzautoupdate registry key on the left side of the Registry Editor.

Step 6: Then, on the right side of the Registry Editor, double-click

Start dword value to open it.

Step 7: Enter the value

3 in the ValueData field and click OK Button to enable the Automatically set time zone option on your system as shown below.

Step 8: If you want to automatically disable the set time zone, set the

Value Data field to 4, then Click the OK button as shown below.

Step 9: After automatically turning on or off the set time zone, close the Registry Editor window.

This is how to automatically enable or disable the set time zone through the Registry Editor on your system.

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