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Fix time in Windows or Linux (dual boot).md

Linux:

timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock

Windows:

  • Navigate to the following key in the left pane of the registry editor:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation
  • Right-click the “TimeZoneInformation” key and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  • Name your new value RealTimeIsUniversal.
  • Double-click the RealTimeIsUniversal value you just created, set is value data to 1, and click “OK”.
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tomwilde commented Jun 15, 2026

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Thanks for leaving this lying around on the internet! Can confirm it fixed my issue for Win11.. So that's SEVEN YEARS this has been a problem in windows land.. rubbish!

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herodrigues commented Jun 15, 2026

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@tomwilde you're welcome. Yeah, that's insane.

What I'm currently doing is to install Windows and Linux on different hard drives, disabling Windows on Linux's grub and booting them using the boot menu from my machine. This way you get rid of all dual boot problems that exist.

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