Update for DST changes for Volgograd, Morocco, and Fiji Islands in Windows Embedded Compact 7

This article describes the update for daylight saving time (DST) changes for Volgograd, Morocco, and Fiji Islands in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Before you install this update, all previously issued updates for this product must be installed.

This is an update for users in Volgograd, Morocco, and Fiji Islands to apply DST changes and adjustments.

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.

Morocco

As usual, Morocco is suspending its daylight saving time (DST) period for the observation of the Muslim month of Ramadan from 03:00 on Sunday, May 13, 2018, to 02:00 on Sunday, June 17, 2018, in the Gregorian calendar.

During this period, clocks are turned back to Standard Time to shorten the evenings, making it easier for Muslims to observe the Ramadan fast during daylight hours.

A Windows update will be made available in April for Windows XP Embedded, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012. No Windows updates are required for Windows 8.1 and later versions because those systems make the adjustments automatically.

Fiji

The Republic of the Fiji Islands now ends its observance of DST in 2018 on January 14 instead of January 21.

For more information, see KB 4049068 - Time zone changes in Windows for Fiji.

Download Information

The Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update (December 2018)is now available from Microsoft. To download the update, go to the Device Partner Center (DPC).

The kind of processor that each file applies to is visible in the name of each file in the "File information" section.

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

This update does not replace any other updates.

Files that are included in this package:

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.

Learn about the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.