FIX: Daylight saving time changes in Windows Embedded Compact 7

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Introduction

This article describes an update to daylight saving time (DST) settings in Windows Embedded Compact 7. Before you install this update, you must have all previously issued updates for this product installed.

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Summary

This article describes a hotfix that updates daylight saving time (DST) settings in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

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Cape Verde Is.

The display name of this time zone is changed to "(UTC-1:00) Cabo Verde Is."

Chile

Chile announced a DST change on January 28, 2015. For 2015 and going forward, Chile will remain in DST. (No DST change will be observed.) Therefore, the UTC offset for Chile will be updated to UTC-3:00, and the display name of the "Pacific SA Standard Time" time zone will be updated to "(UTC-3:00) Santiago."

Fiji

For the Fiji time zone (UTC+12:00), the DST end time is changed from the third Sunday of January at 02:00 to the third Sunday of January at 03:00.

Iran

Iran follows the Persian calendar. This update corrects the DST data for "Iran Standard Time" in Windows for the years 2015 through 2024.

Magadan

This time zone (formerly UTC+12:00) is changed to "(UTC+10:00) Magadan."

Mexico

The Mexican state of Quintana Roo has moved from UTC-6:00 to UTC-5:00 "(UTC-05:00) Chetumal". This time zone is newly introduced and will not observe DST.

Mongolia

Mongolia will observe DST starting this year. DST for Mongolia starts on the last Saturday of March at 02:00 and ends on the last Saturday of September at 00:00. The following DST rules will be observed.

Time zone key name	Display name	DST start	DST end
Mongolia Standard Time	(UTC+8:00) Ulaanbaatar	Last Saturday of March at 02:00:00.000	Last Saturday of September at 00:00:00.000

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update (April 2015).

Note This Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update is available for download from the following Microsoft Download Center website:

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Updates

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.
On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Files that are included in this update package

File name	File size	Date	Time	Path
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Retail
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Retail
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Retail
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Debug
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Debug
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Debug
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Checked
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Checked
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv5\Checked
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Retail
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Retail
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Retail
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Debug
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Debug
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Debug
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Checked
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Checked
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv6\Checked
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:22	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Retail
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Retail
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Retail
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Debug
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Debug
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:20	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Debug
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Checked
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Checked
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii\Checked
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Checked
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Checked
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Mipsii_fp\Checked
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Retail
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Retail
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Retail
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Debug
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Debug
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Debug
Timezones.dll	36,864	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Checked
Timezones.rel	28	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Checked
Timezones.map	723	23-Apr-2015	15:21	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Sh4\Checked
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:17	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:17	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Retail
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:17	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Debug
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Checked
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Retail
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:17	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Debug
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Checked
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:17	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Checked
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:17	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Checked
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
Timezones.res	23,680	23-Apr-2015	15:18	Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Checked
Timezones.reg	97,573	23-Apr-2015	15:15	Public\Common\Oak\Files