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Should I set my BIOS to local time or UTC?

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Mar 15, 202632097 views
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I'm about to install a new system and just noticed that the BIOS time is set to UTC time. Should I set it to local time? What consequences does it have to leave it as is, or set it to local time? The OS I'll be installing is Kubuntu 11.04.

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Fix for: Should I set my BIOS to local time or UTC?

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In a nutshell: We are in 2018, hardware clock should be set to UTC time, even for Windows dual-boot. To have Windows consider the hardware clock as UTC, do the following: In the registry, under , add a key with a value of type Disable Windows Time S…

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