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install/49407: "5.9. System time" should mention that windows can be configured to use UTC
>Number: 49407
>Category: install
>Synopsis: "5.9. System time" should mention that windows can be configured to use UTC
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: install-manager
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Nov 21 03:10:01 +0000 2014
>Originator: Andrew Cagney
>Release: 6.x I'm guessing - its the online documenation
>Organization:
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
Section 5.9 (System time) explains how to get NetBSD to work with a real-time clock set to local time.
It should also document that, as an alternative, Windows 7+ can be configured to work with the real-time clock set to UTC.
To quote http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2922223
"apply a DWORD type registry key that is named RealTimeIsUniversal in the following path and set the value to 1:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation"
KB article is useful since it also shows Microsoft fixing a bug related to this feature.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
"apply a DWORD type registry key that is named RealTimeIsUniversal in the following path and set the value to 1:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation"
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