If Windows 11 isn't showing the correct date and time, you can use these steps to fix the most common problems. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

After updating to Windows 11 24H2, some users who don’t have administrative privileges are reporting that the Date & Time section of Windows Settings can’t change the time zone anymore.

If you want to lock your system time and date, you can prevent users from changing them in Windows 11/10 using the Registry or Group Policy. You can also choose to disable it for one particular user.

Double-click on the Turn off abbreviated time and date format setting Select Enabled Press the OK button Reboot your system. Your PC will display the full date and time in the taskbar system tray ...