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How to change time on Windows VPS

Step 1: Disabling Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service Windows VPS

In Hyper-V virtualization, you need to disable Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service to prevent making custom changes in the server, or else in the next reboot timezone of the clock will be reset as per the server location. To do that follow the below steps,

1. To start off, log in to your Windows Server then search and open services.msc.

2. Then search and navigate to Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service.

3. Right-click on the service → Click on Properties.

4. In the pop-up, you will see the Service status shown as Running. Click Stop to stop the service.

5. Now we need to permanently disable the service, to do that select Disabled from the Startup type dropdown.

6. Lastly, click Apply to save the changes and then click OK to close out of the window.

Step 2: Change date and time

1. Firstly, click on Windows icon and select Setting icon

2. Go to Time and Language

3. Turn off Set time automatically and click on change date and time

4. Change Date and Time, and then click on Change.

5. Your date and time have now been modified

Updated on December 9, 2023

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