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# Overview #

Installation notes for Windows 8.1 Pro workstation.

# RTC / NTP #

Since we prefer to set the RTC to UTC but Windows expects the RTC to be localtime, create/set the following registry entry.

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation\RealTimeIsUniversal -> DWORD 0x01

After saving the changes, right click the clock on the taskbar and select "Adjust date/time". On the "Internet Time" tab, disable NTP. The RTC can now be set to UTC and Windows will both correctly interpret it and avoid changing it.
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	3	Installation notes for Windows 8.1 Pro workstation.
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	5	# RTC / NTP #
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	7	Since we prefer to set the RTC to UTC but Windows expects the RTC to be localtime, create/set the following registry entry.
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	9	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation\RealTimeIsUniversal -> DWORD 0x01
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	11	After saving the changes, right click the clock on the taskbar and select "Adjust date/time". On the "Internet Time" tab, disable NTP. The RTC can now be set to UTC and Windows will both correctly interpret it and avoid changing it.