Windows can be used by millions of people spanning several different timezones. It is only natural that Windows has options to alter the timezone whenever needed. Genreally, Windows sets the timezone automatically or asks you to select one while setting it up. If the timezone of your computer is not correct or you would like to set another timezone, it can be done pretty easily. Actually, there are several different ways to change the timezone in Windows 10. Without further ado, allow me to show you how.

Method #1 - Change Timezone in Settings

Settings app offers an good way to quickly and easily alter the timezone settings in Windows 10. All you need to do is choose the timezone from a drop-down menu.

1. First up, search for the Settings app in the start menu and open it. You can also make use of the keyboard shortcut Win + I or click on the "All Settings" button in the notification center.

2. Once the settings app continues to be opened, go to "Time and Language". This is when you can modify the system time, timezone, language, region, and speech.

3. Within the Time and Language page, click on the "Date and Time" tab appearing around the left panel. To create Windows 10 set the timezone automatically, toggle the switch under "Set the timezone automatically" to "On" position.

4. If you want to manually set the timezone, then toggle the switch under "Set the timezone automatically" to "Off" position. Next, pick a new timezone from the drop-down menu. In my case, I'm selecting Osaka, Tokyo timezone.

Once you pick a timezone from the drop-down menu, the Windows 10 time will change according to the timezone.

Method #2 - Change Timezone in Control Panel

You may also make use of the control panel to alter the timezone in Windows 10. Since we are using the traditional control panel, this method works in Windows 7 and Windows 8 too.

1. First, search for the user interface within the start menu and open it.

2. In the user interface, select "Large Icons" next to view by after which find and click on the "Date and Time" option.

3. Since we want to alter the timezone settings, click the "Change time zone" button under time zone section in the Time and date window.

4. Now, choose the timezone in the drop-down menu and click on the "Ok" button to use the timezone. Whenever you pick a timezone from the dropdown menu, Windows will show both current and new time and date.

5. Click on the "Ok" button in the primary window and you are done.

Much like using the Settings app, the changes are instant and you can begin to see the new time in the taskbar and elsewhere.

Method #3 - Change Timezone in Command Prompt

Windows 10 has a built-in tool timezone utility called "tzutil". That means that you should use command prompt commands to alter the timezone. This process is especially useful if you like to do things through the command prompt or you are coming up with a script.

1. Open the command prompt by looking it up within the start menu.

2. Within the command prompt, make use of the below command to see your current timezone in Windows. As you can tell, my current timezone is set to "Tokyo Standard Time".

tzutil /g

3. Since we are while using command prompt, before you alter the timezone, you need to know the timezone ID. Make use of the below command to see all of the available timezones in Windows.

tzutil /l

4. Find the timezone in the list, choose the timezone ID with your mouse and right-click on it to copy.

5. Once copied, make use of the below command while replacing "TimeZoneID" with the actual timezone ID to set the new timezone. You are able to right-click within the command prompt to paste the copied text.

tzutil /s "TimeZoneID"

Once you execute the command, the timezone is going to be changed instantly. If you want to, you can use the first command to determine the changed timezone.

Method #4 - Change Timezone in PowerShell

If you are more of a PowerShell guy, you can also use the PowerShell commands to change the timezone. As I said before, these commands are useful if you're creating your personal scripts.

1. Press Win + X to open the Power User menu after which select the "Windows PowerShell" option.

2. Within the PowerShell, execute the below command to determine all the available timezones in Windows 10. Much like using the command prompt, select the timezone ID of your liking using the mouse and right-click to repeat the ID.

tzutil /l

3. Now, execute the below command while replacing "TimeZoneID" with the one you copied. To paste the copied timezone ID, simply right-click within the PowerShell window.

4. To ensure the timezone, execute tzutil /g. You should begin to see the changed timezone.

That is all. As you can tell, you will find multiple ways to alter the timezone in Windows 10, Windows 7, and Windows 8. All of the methods are pretty easy and straightforward.