Does Windows 11 prohibit changing the time zone or manually setting the date and time?

This occurs as a result of the automated selection based on the selected regional configs.

In addition, we will describe how to manually set the custom time.

Go to time and language to change the time zone in Windows

Because by default Windows automatically sync time from server over the internet.

We just have to pick the right time zone for our region.

Without going deep lets first find out how we can set the time zone.

Click on the date & time option

PressWin + Ito open WindowsSettings.Once youre there, click onTime & Language.

Now, in the right column, yo click onDate & Time.

Now in front of the Time zone press its drop-down menu and choose your desiredTime Zone.

Turn off automatic time zone selection

Now to sync the time according to your chosen time zone sync it with the server.

Scroll down toAdditional settingsand press theSync nowbutton.

Check the current timeat the bottom right of your desktop.

Select the preferred time zone

This should match your regional time now.

Lets find out how we can change or set the preferred region.

How can I change the region in Windows 11?

Sync the time

When setting up a Windows PC for the first time, many users neglect to change the default location.

Subsequently, they become aware of this problem and want to correct it.

This can be a real headache if not configured correctly.

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In accordance with this, the time zone is automatically determined based on the selected region.

FAQs

Windows prevents you from changing the time zone because automatic time zone selection is enabled.

It automatically determines the time zone based on your selected area.

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You must thus either modify the area or disable automatic time zone selection.

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