Update including December 2015 and April 2016 cumulative time zone updates is available for Windows Embedded Compact 2013

This article describes an update that includes the May 2016 cumulative time zone updates for Windows Embedded Compact 2013. Before you install the update, all previously issued updates for this product must be installed.

This update changes the time zone data to accommodate the daylight saving time (DST) changes in several countries in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Changes made in this update

The changes that are included in the May 2016 cumulative update are as follows:

Azerbaijan

The scheduled switch to DST on Sunday, March 27, 2016, in Azerbaijan is canceled. Azerbaijan will, instead, stay on UTC+4 all year.

Chile

Chile will return to standard time this year. Clocks will be set back by an hour at midnight on Sunday, May 15, and be set ahead an hour at midnight on Sunday, August 14.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has created its own time zone. The new North Korea Standard Time will have a display name of "(UTC+08:30) Pyongyang."

Fiji

DST in Fiji will now start on Sunday, November 1, 2015 and last for 11 weeks. Clocks will be set forward from 02:00 to 03:00 on November 1, 2015, and be set backward from 03:00 to 02:00 on Sunday, January 17, 2016. This time zone will observe the following DST rules:

• Start date: The first Sunday of November at 02:00 (clocks move forward by one hour)
• End date: The third Sunday of January at 03:00 (clocks move backward by one hour)

Haiti

Haiti will not observe DST in 2016. The planned time change on Sunday, March 13, 2016, is canceled.

Morocco

The DST period for Morocco is suspended during the Muslim month of Ramadan (03:00 on Sunday, June 5, 2016, to 02:00 on Sunday, July 10, 2016, in the Gregorian calendar).

Russia

In accordance with recently passed Russian law, the following regions in Russia were scheduled to switch time zones on March 27, 2016, at 02:00 local time. Microsoft has released an update to Windows, dated Tuesday, April 12, 2016, to reflect these changes.

Turkey

Turkey will end DST two weeks later than usual for 2015. Clocks will turn back one hour from 04:00 to 03:00 on Sunday, November 8, 2015. This time zone will observe the following DST rules:

• Start date: The last Sunday of March at 03:00 (clocks move forward by one hour)
• End date: The second Sunday of November at 04:00 (clocks move backward by one hour)