{"id":1039380,"date":"2026-01-16T11:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Qkrpw9h96DmPYcUBnQzjFQ"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:23:27","slug":"despite-an-update-mitigating-the-problem-some-windows-11-users-seemingly-still-cant-change-the-date-and-time-in-settings-although-there-is-a-workaround","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/despite-an-update-mitigating-the-problem-some-windows-11-users-seemingly-still-cant-change-the-date-and-time-in-settings-although-there-is-a-workaround\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite an update &#8216;mitigating&#8217; the problem, some Windows 11 users seemingly still can&#8217;t change the date and time in settings\u2014although there is a workaround"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Have you been getting your Windows updates? As a chronic &#8220;I&#8217;ll do it later&#8221; Windows user, I always tend to hold off for a little too long before going through the painstaking work of waiting ten minutes for an update. Though Windows update 24H2<strong>\u2014<\/strong>the most current version of the OS<strong>\u2014<\/strong>has fixed many problems, it seems there is still a fairly strange bug where you can&#8217;t change the date and time of your device in Windows settings.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/release-health\/status-windows-11-24h2\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/release-health\/status-windows-11-24h2\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;known issues and notifications&#8221; page<\/a> of the current build, one issue was updated just this week. &#8220;Date &#038; Time in Window Settings might not permit users to change time zone&#8221; has been an ongoing issue that has since been &#8220;mitigated&#8221; with a recent bug fix.<\/p>\n<p>This bug fix ensures that, so long as you have admin access to your Windows operating system you&#8217;re allowed the very special privilege of being able to change your date and time settings.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a Windows account that does <em>not <\/em>have administrative privileges, however, you may find you still can&#8217;t change the time zone via Windows Settings. Though, you can at least now change it by accessing the Control Panel in the start menu.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can open up the Run dialog by pressing the Windows key and R then typing in <strong>timedate.cpl<\/strong>. This will open up a date and time menu, allowing you to change the time zone. If you want to change the time to a specific number, you will still need administrator privileges, though.<\/p>\n<p>As Windows update bugs go, this is pretty small fry, and is a fairly small inconvenience that can now be sidestepped, at least. Previous updates have <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/windows\/microsofts-latest-windows-11-update-is-reportedly-a-borkfest-that-breaks-mouse-keyboard-wsl-2-and-wi-fi-functionality\/\" target=\"_blank\">broken mouse and keyboard functionality<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/windows\/beware-the-latest-windows-11-update-might-just-trap-you-in-a-boot-loop-of-virtualised-doom\/\" target=\"_blank\">trapped users in a boot loop<\/a>, and left huge <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/windows\/naughty-windows-11-24h2-hasnt-been-tidying-up-its-toys-leaving-an-undeletable-8-26-gb-update-cache-for-some-users\/\" target=\"_blank\">8.63 GB update caches<\/a> that are impossible to delete.<\/p>\n<p>Going forward, the above page clarifies &#8220;Microsoft is actively investigating the issue and will provide a resolution in an upcoming Windows update.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though we tend to see small updates in Windows all the time, and semi-sporadically, we only get the big named updates around once a year. This bug has not yet been reported on Windows 10, which is another feather in the cap of those who don&#8217;t want to update<strong>\u2014<\/strong>but with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/windows\/windows-10-only-has-a-year-of-support-12-months-left-to-keep-copilot-off-your-desktop-or-learn-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\">Windows 10 losing official support next year<\/a>, I&#8217;d take small bugs like this one over the security risks that come with using an outdated OS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"f2679a08-4848-438f-88fe-2f76b787ad1e\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Windows 11 review\" data-dimension48=\"Windows 11 review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"uaBikqtDawPsPtuyhMRWBf\" name=\"1646304231.jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/despite-an-update-mitigating-the-problem-some-windows-11-users-seemingly-still-cant-change-the-date-and-time-in-settings-although-there-is-a-workaround.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/windows-11-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"f2679a08-4848-438f-88fe-2f76b787ad1e\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Windows 11 review\" data-dimension48=\"Windows 11 review\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Windows 11 review<\/strong><\/a>: What we think of the latest OS. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/how-to-install-windows-11\/\"><strong>How to install Windows 11<\/strong><\/a>: Guide to a secure install.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/windows-11-demands-tpm-20-and-heres-what-that-means-for-you\/\"><strong>Windows 11 TPM requirement<\/strong><\/a>: Strict OS security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/windows\/despite-an-update-mitigating-the-problem-some-windows-11-users-seemingly-still-cant-change-the-date-and-time-in-settings-although-there-is-a-workaround\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been getting your Windows updates? 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