DST and time zone changes in Windows for Morocco and Volgograd

This article describes an update that makes daylight saving time (DST) and time zone changes in Windows for the Kingdom of Morocco and Volgograd Oblast, Russia. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites section.

This update applies to the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows 8.1
• Windows RT 8.1
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Windows 7 SP1
• Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Windows XP Embedded

Note To get the update for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, install the latest cumulative updates that are listed in the Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 update history Knowledge Base article.

Morocco

The Kingdom of Morocco now remains permanently set to UTC+01:00 instead of following an earlier plan to return to UTC+00:00 on October 28, 2018.

Volgograd

Volgograd Oblast, Russia, permanently switched from UTC+03:00 to UTC+04:00 on October 28, 2018. Customers can now switch to the new time zone for Volgograd, which is displayed as (UTC+04:00) Volgograd.

Additional time zone changes

The following time zone name change was made because of the creation of the Volgograd time zone. Customers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other parts of Russia that are covered by this time zone do not have to take any action. The time zone name will change automatically.

The update that is described in this article makes changes in the DST settings for the Kingdom of Morocco and time zone settings for Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

For more information about how DST changes may affect other Microsoft products, go to the following Microsoft website:

For more information about how to configure DST settings in Windows, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Note When you apply this update, you may receive a message that resembles the following: 

This message indicates that either you have already applied the correct update or Windows Updates or Microsoft Update has automatically installed this update. No additional action is required to update the Windows operating system.

Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1

Method 1: Windows Update

For more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update.

Method 2: Windows Server Update Service

This update is now available for installation through WSUS.

Method 3: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Note You must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or a later version.

Windows Server 2008 SP2

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is provided as an Optional update on Windows Update. For more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update.

Method 2: Windows Server Update Service

This update is now available for installation through WSUS.

Method 3: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Note You must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or a later version.

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 installed, or Service Pack 2 for Windows for Windows Server 2008 installed.

There are no prerequisites to install this update on Windows Server 2012.

Registry information

To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

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

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