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A New Era for Chile’s Time Zone: DST Changes in 2025 On March 20, 2025, the Chilean government announced a transformative change for the Aysén Region’s time zone management. In an official update, it was declared that Aysén will permanently remain on Daylight Saving Time (DST), adopting UTC-3 as...

The recent announcement from the Chilean government is sending ripples through the world of timekeeping—and Windows is no exception. As of March 20, 2025, the Aysén Region in Chile will remain permanently in Daylight Saving Time (UTC-3). This change means that when April 6, 2025 arrives at...

Getting Started: Why Accurate Time Matters Before we plunge into the nitty-gritty, it’s worth pausing to reflect on why keeping your system clock in sync isn’t merely about convenience. An accurate clock is critical for: Security Protocols: Many security patches and authentication mechanisms...

What’s New in Build 19045.5552 The update focuses on several key areas: 1. Daylight Saving Time Adjustments in Paraguay One of the standout changes in this release is the improved support for Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes, particularly for Paraguay. For users in the region—or those with...

Microsoft has recently announced time zone updates for Kazakhstan, Samoa, and the Palestinian Authority, with changes starting in different months throughout 2021 and 2024. These updates are essential for Windows systems to ensure accurate timekeeping and synchronization with the local time...

Introduction In the latest announcement from the Windows Insider Program, Windows 11 Build 22000.2479 (KB5030301) is now available for users in the Release Preview Channel. This update introduces significant feature enhancements and multiple fixes to improve system stability and functionality...

Introduction Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel can now access Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3391 (KB5029331), offering a range of improvements. Here's what this update brings to your Windows experience: New Features and Improvements: Windows Backup App: The update adds the Windows...

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Fixes an issue in which a scheduled task is delayed or is premature on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs after daylight saving time changes. More...

Discusses that the operating system may become unresponsive during the Daylight Saving Time (DST) changeover if the RealTimeIsUniversal registry entry is set to any value other than 0. Link Removed

The government of Chile has extended DST for 2012 to end on April 28, 2012 and start on September 1, 2012 [ ]. This hotfix updates Windows DST support for the [(UTC -4:00) Santiago] time zone so that DST ends on April 28, 2012 at 23:59:59.999 and the... Link Removed

The update that this article describes changes the time zone data to accommodate daylight saving time (DST) changes in several countries. This update also includes other DST-related changes, time zone-related changes, and settings-related changes. Some... More...