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Is there a way I can set the time zone for all machines on my domain (perhaps using a group policy?). All the Windows machines are Server 2008 R2.

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Reset to default
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The command tzutil.exe is available on Windows 7 / 2008

TZUTIL </? | /g | /s TimeZoneID[_dstoff] | /l>

Parameters:
    /? Displays usage information.

    /g Displays the current time zone ID.

    /s TimeZoneID[_dstoff]
       Sets the current time zone using the specified time zone ID.
       The _dstoff suffix disables Daylight Saving Time adjustments
       for the time zone (where applicable).

    /l Lists all valid time zone IDs and display names. The output will
       be:
           <display name>
           <time zone ID>

Examples:
    TZUTIL /g
    TZUTIL /s "Pacific Standard Time"
    TZUTIL /s "Pacific Standard Time_dstoff"

To set to UTC use a command like TZUTIL /s "UTC".

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    A real improvement over the old way of doing things, and if you set it as a startup-script in a GPO it'll go everywhere.
    – sysadmin1138 ♦
    Aug 18, 2010 at 21:39
  • +1 - It's nice not to have to hack the registry anymore.
    – Evan Anderson
    Aug 18, 2010 at 21:44
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There's a couple of approaches that might work, export a "correct" registry fragment and import it via a script, which is a bit hacky but doable. Or there's an article here that discusses doing it with a powershell script, with some examples.

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