# I made Windows use UTC with Linux dual boot

DevFeed: [I made Windows use UTC with Linux dual boot](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-made-windows-use-utc-with-linux-dual-boot-27735.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2025/12/i-made-windows-use-utc-with-linux-dual-boot/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2025-12-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [boot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/boot.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

Tags: [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [dual-boot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dual-boot.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [hardware-clock](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware-clock.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [registry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/registry.md>), [time-synchronization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/time-synchronization.md>), [timedatectl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/timedatectl.md>), [utc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/utc.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explains how to configure Windows and Linux to use UTC for the hardware clock in a dual-boot setup, helping avoid clock conflicts and time synchronization issues.

## Source excerpt

Configure Windows to use UTC for the hardware clock when dual-booting with Linux, avoiding time synchronization issues and maintaining Linux defaults.