Subj : One of the most persistent Windows 11 bugs ever keeps telling use
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jun 26 2024 11:30:06

One of the most persistent Windows 11 bugs ever keeps telling users theyve 
changed their location, when they havent  but its getting fixed

Date:
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:17:30 +0000

Description:
While its not a showstopper, this is one of the more annoying glitches weve 
seen on Windows 11 (and Windows 10 too).

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 Windows 11 has a new bug (thats also in Windows 10 ) whereby the operating 
system keeps telling users that their time zone has changed, when it hasnt  
and repeatedly doing this, driving some users to the point of distraction by 
all accounts. 

 Windows Latest flagged up multiple complaints about this bug, which has been 
acknowledged by Microsoft, and the company is now working on a fix. 

Indeed, the tech site notes that it has experienced the glitch itself, 
whereby a dialog box pops up, warning that due to a location change a new 
time zone has been detected. 

Then the user has the choice of clicking Ignore to dismiss the prompt, or 
Accept to be taken to the Date & Time settings where theres actually nothing 
amiss (the time zone and location arent changed, just to clarify). 

Essentially, the prompt is appearing by accident, but the real problem is 
that affected users dont just see this once. Its occurring repeatedly and in 
some cases multiple times per day, or even hour, which is going to get 
seriously tiresome. 

A user hit by the problem complained in Microsofts Feedback Hub: This is the 
2nd system where this pop-up about me changing time zones has occurred. After 
I set the date and time (Central time zone), why does Windows think that I 
have moved 455 miles to the East? Fix your darn OS Microsoft. Analysis: A 
rare bug apparently  but a seriously annoying glitch 

This is a bit of an odd one, to say the least, and while its a relatively 
benign bug  an errant pop-up that doesnt actually throw anything of a spanner 
in the works (unlike some of the showstoppers weve seen in the past )  if its 
happening regularly, then its going to be a headache. 

The good news is that Microsoft says the bug is rare, and so presumably the 
set of Windows 11 and 10 users who are subject to it happening particularly 
regularly is even rarer. That said, it needs to be fixed, and the problem has 
been around for a few weeks now. 

According to Windows Latest, the fix is already in the pipeline and should 
(most likely) be applied as a server-side solution, meaning that itll happen 
on Microsofts end, and you wont need to wait for an update to contain the 
cure if youre affected by this issue. Fingers crossed that this resolution 
arrives swiftly, then. 

Meantime, if youre getting these head-scratching time zone notifications, 
theres nothing you can do but keep dismissing them. You might also like... 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/one-of-the-most-persistent-windows
-11-bugs-ever-keeps-telling-users-theyve-changed-their-location-when-they-have
nt-but-its-getting-fixed


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