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title: "Update Windows timezone via CMD and PowerShell"
canonical: "https://servicedesk.maxgeo.com/space/MAXGEO/1287749633/Update%20Windows%20timezone%20via%20CMD%20and%20PowerShell"
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# Useing CMD

1. Click on Start.
2. Look for Command Prompt, right-click and click on Run as administrator option.
3. Type this to confirm the current time zone and press Enter:  
tzutil /g
4. Type this and note the time zone that you want (IST) and hit Enter:  
tzutil /l
  
5. Type the following command and press Enter to set:  
tzutil /s “India Standard Time”

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# **Using PowerShell**

1. Go to Start.
2. Search for PowerShell, right-click and Run as administrator.
3. Type this to confirm the current time zone:  
Get-TimeZone
4. Type the following command and note the time zone that you want to use:  
Get-TimeZone -ListAvailable

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5. Type the following command to set the new time zone:  
Set-TimeZone -Name “India Standard Time”.


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6. Note: Type the full name exactly as shown by PowerShell.
7. Type this to make sure the time zone was updated successfully:  
Get-TimeZone