Change the Windows regional settings to modify the appearance of some data types

Your Microsoft Windows regional settings will influence how your date/time, numeric, and currency data types appear when you apply formatting options. Windows supports a variety of languages, plus currency and date/time formats for the countries/regions that use those languages.

For example, you might use forward slashes to enter a date value for a Date/Time field (for example, 8/29/2019), but when you apply the General Date display format, it may or may not display the forward slashes, depending on the regional settings for Windows.

This principle also applies to numeric and financial data. You can enter currency amounts that use the English pound symbol (£), but Access may display those values in euros, because that is the currency symbol selected for Windows.

The following procedure shows you how to change the Windows regional settings for your computer.

Change the regional settings

To change regional settings, follow the steps described for your computer’s operating system.

Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

Click Change date, time, or number formats.

The Region dialog box appears.

On the Formats tab, select the format you want to change from the drop-down list. Now click the Additional Settings button.

The Customize Format dialog box appears.

Click the tab that contains the settings that you want to modify, and make your changes. For example, to change part or all of a number format, click the Numbers tab and change the setting that you want.

Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

Click Clock, Language, and Region, and then click Regional and Language Options.

The Regional and Language Options dialog box appears.

On the Formats tab, under Current format, click Customize this format.

The Customize Regional Options dialog box appears.

Click the tab that contains the settings that you want to modify, and make your changes. For example, to change part or all of a number format, click the Numbers tab and change the setting that you want.

Change date, time, region settings in Windows 10.

With Windows 7, I could double click on the «date-time» box in the task bar to change or not something, now no more possible.

Also, I have a wrong time zone and when I click the menu to change it, I have several time zones available but only a few, maybe 10 only. And I cannot find my time zone !

Somebody can help ?

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• Are you referring to any functionality issues when you say ‘I could double click on the «date-time» box in the task bar to change or not something, now no more possible.’?
• Which time zone are you currently in?

Now, the easiest way access date, time and region in Windows 10 is to simply open up the Settings menu and click Time & language.

However, you can also access this tab by clicking the clock on your taskbar and clicking Date and time settings, or by clicking the language icon on your taskbar and clicking Language preferences (though this will take you directly to the Region & language section).

Now, once you are on the Date and time page, you can set the time to adjust automatically or change it manually. Do not forget to select your Time Zone according to the country you live in.

Alternatively, the related settings for Date, Time and regional settings can be accessed from the Control Panel where you can change the language, region and date and time of your PC in the old classic way, you used to do in the previous versions of Windows.

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How to change region settings on Windows 10

If you need to set the correct location of your device or adjust the date, time, and currency formats, you can now change these settings using the Settings app on Windows 10.

On Windows 10, the region settings allow the operating system and apps (for example, Microsoft Store) to personalize the experience showing you content based on your location. In addition, based on your location Windows 10 can also show the correct format for dates, times, and currency automatically.

In the past, you needed to use Control Panel to change region settings, such as the first day of the week, currency, and date and time formats. However, you can now adjust these options using the “Region” settings page using the Settings app.

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to change the location on Windows 10, and set the correct regional formats.

Change location and regional formats settings on Windows 10

To adjust the region settings, use these steps:

Open Settings on Windows 10.

Click on Time & Language.

Click on Region.

Under the “Region” section, use the drop-down menu to set your correct location.

Under the “Regional format” section, use the drop-down menu to decide if Windows 10 should configure date and time formats based on your language and regional settings.

Under the “Regional format data” section, click the Change data formats option.

Regional data formats on Windows 10 version 1809

Select your language options:

• Calendar.
• First day of the week.
• Short date.
• Long date.
• Short time.
• Long time.
• Currency.

Change region data formats on Windows 10

Once you complete the steps, the region settings will reflect your preferences. However, you may need to close and re-open some apps for the settings to take effect.

While the page includes most region settings, if you need to adjust the language for non-Unicode programs, or you need to make a copy of the settings, on the right-side of the Region page, under “Related settings,” click the Additional date, time, & regional settings option. The link will open the “Clock and Region” settings in Control Panel, where you can access the “Region” settings to change the Administrative preferences.

Update August 11, 2020: This guide has been updated to reflect the changes on the latest version of Windows 10.

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How to change Language, Time, Region, Locale settings in Windows 10

Time and Language Settings in Windows 10 consist of all the settings that allow you to set your date and time, time zone, country or region, preferred languages, and speech-language settings. You will also find other such Related settings to time and language such as speech privacy settings, additional date, time and regional settings, etc.

We have already taken a look at the Windows 10 Personalization Settings, Privacy Settings Network and Internet and the Update and Security settings. In this post, we will show you how to set or change the date and time, language and speech, Locale settings, manually on your Windows 10 PC.

Change Language, Time, Region in Windows 10

In this post, we will cover all these above-mentioned settings that are related to time and language. You can also change data formats and add additional clocks for different time zones in this section of the Windows 10 Settings.

Time and Language Settings in Windows 10

To open the Time and Language Settings on your Windows 10 PC, click on the Start menu > Windows Settings > Time & Language. The Time and Language Settings window will open and you will see four main categories –

1. Date and Time,
2. Region,
3. Language, and
4. Speech.

Let us now learn more about these settings.

1. Date and Time

In this section, you will find the option to synchronize the clock and set the time zone. If you wish to show additional clocks in the Taskbar, you select Simplified Chinese (Lunar) or Traditional Chinese (Lunar); or you can choose to not show any additional calendars on the Taskbar. Under Related Settings, you will find the settings to date, time and regional formatting and to add clocks for different time zones.

You can turn on Adjust for Daylight Saving Time automatically. In most of Europe, local time is moved forward by 1 hour in Spring and moved backward by 1 hour in Autumn. This happens around March or April and ends in October or November. This practice is called Daylight Saving Time.

Turn off Set Time Automatically and you will be able to change the time and date manually, via the following setting box which opens, as soon as you set it to ‘Off’. However, setting it to set time automatically is always recommended.

Windows 10 lets you change the Date and Time Formats too. Scroll down and click on ‘Change Date and Time Formats’ and this is where you can select, which day your week will start, whether it will be Sunday, Monday or any other day in the week. It also lets you select the long or short date and time format.

2. Region

The Region tab lets you choose the country or region your currently live in. This helps the Windows and apps to give you all the local content. Next is to choose the Regional Format. Click on Change data formats to make changes to calendar, first day of week, short date, long date, short time, and long time supported by the region. Under Related settings, you will find the link to the Additional date, time, and regional settings.

3. Language

Choose the Windows display language in which you want the Windows features to appear. You can also add a preferred language by clicking on the option and installing the language you prefer. Click on choose an input method to always use as a default to access the advanced keyboard settings. Under Related settings, you will find the Date, time, and regional formatting, Administrative language settings, and Spelling, typing, and keyboard settings.

4. Speech

You can adjust the Speech settings of your PC. Choose the language your PC speaks, select the tempo (speed) of the speech and also select the default voice for your PC. Windows 10 offers Microsoft Mark Mobile (a male voice) and Microsoft Zira Mobile (a female voice).

In the Speech section, you can choose the language you speak with your device. You can click on the check box if you wish to recognize the non-native accents for the selected speech language. Next is to click on Get started in order to set up your microphone for speech recognition.

The Microphone tab lets you check the Mic for speech recognition.

Just click on Get Started and follow the instructions to set up your Microphone.

You can choose voice between Microsoft Ravi and Microsoft Heera in English (India) and set the voice speed as well. You can also add a voice package where you can install voices in the different selected languages. Under Related settings, you will find the link to the Speech privacy settings.

This covers all the Time and Language Settings in Windows 10.

Параметры часового пояса Центра безопасности Microsoft Defender Microsoft Defender Security Center time zone settings

Область применения: Applies to:

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Чтобы настроить часовой пояс и просмотреть сведения о лицензии, используйте значок параметров часовой зоны . Use the Time zone menu to configure the time zone and view license information.

Параметры часовой зоны Time zone settings

Аспект времени имеет важное значение для оценки и анализа предполагаемых и фактических кибератак. The aspect of time is important in the assessment and analysis of perceived and actual cyberattacks.

Киберфоренсические расследования часто используют штампы времени, чтобы собрать последовательность событий. Cyberforensic investigations often rely on time stamps to piece together the sequence of events. Важно, чтобы система отражала правильные параметры часовой пояс. It’s important that your system reflects the correct time zone settings.

Защитник Microsoft для конечной точки может отображать как скоординированное универсальное время (UTC), так и локальное время. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can display either Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or local time.

Текущий параметр часовой пояс отображается в меню Microsoft Defender для конечной точки. Your current time zone setting is shown in the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint menu. Вы можете изменить отображаемую часовую зону в меню часовой зоны. You can change the displayed time zone in the Time zone menu.

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Часовой пояс UTC UTC time zone

Microsoft Defender для конечной точки использует время UTC по умолчанию. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint uses UTC time by default.

Настройка часовой зоны Microsoft Defender для конечной точки для UTC отображает все системные периоды времени (оповещения, события и другие) в UTC для всех пользователей. Setting the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint time zone to UTC will display all system timestamps (alerts, events, and others) in UTC for all users. Это может помочь аналитикам безопасности, работающим в разных местах по всему миру, использовать одинаковые штампы времени при расследовании событий. This can help security analysts working in different locations across the globe to use the same time stamps while investigating events.

Локальный часовой пояс Local time zone

Вы можете выбрать, чтобы Microsoft Defender для конечной точки использовали локальные параметры часовой пояс. You can choose to have Microsoft Defender for Endpoint use local time zone settings. Все оповещения и события будут отображаться в локальном часовом поясе. All alerts and events will be displayed using your local time zone.

Локальный часовой пояс взят из региональных параметров устройства. The local time zone is taken from your device’s regional settings. При изменении региональных параметров также изменится часовой пояс Microsoft Defender для конечной точки. If you change your regional settings, the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint time zone will also change. Выбор этого параметра означает, что периоды времени, отображаемые в Microsoft Defender для конечной точки, будут согласованы с локальным временем для всех пользователей Конечных точек Microsoft Defender. Choosing this setting means that the timestamps displayed in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will be aligned to local time for all Microsoft Defender for Endpoint users. Аналитики, расположенные в разных глобальных расположениях, теперь будут видеть оповещений Microsoft Defender для конечных точек в соответствии с их региональными настройками. Analysts located in different global locations will now see the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alerts according to their regional settings.

Выбор использования местного времени может быть полезен, если аналитики находятся в одном расположении. Choosing to use local time can be useful if the analysts are located in a single location. В этом случае может быть проще соотнести события с локальным временем, например, когда локальный пользователь нажал на подозрительную ссылку электронной почты. In this case it might be easier to correlate events to local time, for example – when a local user clicked on a suspicious email link.

Установите часовой пояс Set the time zone

Часовой пояс Microsoft Defender для конечной точки по умолчанию устанавливается для UTC. The Microsoft Defender for Endpoint time zone is set by default to UTC. Настройка часовой зоны также изменяет время для всех представлений Microsoft Defender для конечных точек. Setting the time zone also changes the times for all Microsoft Defender for Endpoint views. Чтобы установить часовой пояс: To set the time zone:

1. Щелкните значок параметров часовой зоны меню Click the Time zone menu .
2. Выберите индикатор UTC часовой зоны. Select the Timezone UTC indicator.
3. Выберите UTC часовой пояс или локальный часовой пояс, например -7:00. Select Timezone UTC or your local time zone, for example -7:00.

Региональные параметры Regional settings

Чтобы применить различные форматы дат для Microsoft Defender для конечной точки, используйте региональные параметры для Internet Explorer (IE) и Microsoft Edge (Edge). To apply different date formats for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, use regional settings for Internet Explorer (IE) and Microsoft Edge (Edge). Если вы используете другой браузер, например Google Chrome, выполните необходимые действия, чтобы изменить параметры времени и даты для этого браузера. If you’re using another browser such as Google Chrome, follow the required steps to change the time and date settings for that browser.

Internet Explorer (IE) и Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer (IE) and Microsoft Edge

IE и Microsoft Edge используют параметры Region, настроенные в параметре «Часы», «Язык» и «Область» в панели управления. IE and Microsoft Edge use the Region settings configured in the Clocks, Language, and Region option in the Control panel.

Известные проблемы с региональными форматами Known issues with regional formats

Форматы даты и времени Date and time formats
Известны некоторые проблемы с форматами времени и даты. There are some known issues with the time and date formats. Если настроить региональные параметры на что-либо, кроме поддерживаемых форматов, портал может неправильно отражать ваши параметры. If you configure your regional settings to anything other than the supported formats, the portal may not correctly reflect your settings.

Поддерживаются следующие форматы даты и времени: The following date and time formats are supported:

• Формат даты MM/dd/yyyy Date format MM/dd/yyyy
• Формат даты dd/MM/yyyy Date format dd/MM/yyyy
• Формат времени hh:mm:ss (12-часовой формат) Time format hh:mm:ss (12 hour format)

В настоящее время не поддерживаются следующие форматы даты и времени: The following date and time formats are currently not supported:

• Формат yyyy-MM-dd Date format yyyy-MM-dd
• Формат даты dd-MMM-yy Date format dd-MMM-yy
• Формат даты dd/MM/yyy Date format dd/MM/yy
• Формат даты MM/dd/yyy Date format MM/dd/yy
• Формат даты с yy. Date format with yy. Будет показываться только yyyy. Will only show yyyy.
• Формат времени HH:mm:ss (24-часовой формат) Time format HH:mm:ss (24 hour format)

Десятичной символ, используемый в числах Decimal symbol used in numbers
Используемый десятичный символ всегда является точкой, даже если запятая выбрана в параметрах формата Numbers в параметрах Region. Decimal symbol used is always a dot, even if a comma is selected in the Numbers format settings in Region settings. Например, 15,5K отображается как 15,5K. For example, 15,5K is displayed as 15.5K.