Change the timezone of a Nano server

Set the timezone of your Nano Server deployment.

John Savill

December 30, 2015

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Q. How can I change the timezone of a Nano server?
Dept - Windows Server 2016

A. The timezone could be set by changing the unattend.xml file in the Nano server VHD that is create before the VM is started and adding the desired timezone to the oobeSystem section just before , for example adding:

Central Standard Time

Which would make it:

               asdfasdfAA==     false           Central Standard Time  

I automate this in FAQ http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server-2016/customize-nano-server-deployment-during-creation.Another approach is once the VM is running, providing remote management is enabled, use tzutil to set the desired timezone. Below I connect to my Nano server VM then change the timezone.

PS D:NanoTP4> Enter-PSSession -ComputerName NanoVM[NanoVM]: PS C:UsersAdministratorDocuments> [NanoVM]: PS C:UsersAdministratorDocuments> tzutil /gPacific Standard Time[NanoVM]: PS C:UsersAdministratorDocuments> tzutil /s "Central Standard Time"[NanoVM]: PS C:UsersAdministratorDocuments> tzutil /gCentral Standard Time[NanoVM]: PS C:UsersAdministratorDocuments> exit

I can now see my new timezone.

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