Enable or Disable “Set Time (Zone) Automatically” in Windows 10 Using Registry Editor Press the Windows logo key + R to open the Run box. Type regedit and hit Enter. When the Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters In the right pane you can see a string value named Type . If you want Windows 10 to set time automatically, set its value data to NTP . To disable automatic time synchronization, change its value to NoSync . In order to enable or disable “Set Time Zone Automatically” in Windows 10, navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\tzautoupdate Double-click the 32-bit DWORD “ Start ” in the right pane. Set its value data to 3 if you want to make Windows 10 set time zone automatically. If you want to disable “Set Time Zone Automatically” in Windows 10, just set the value to 4. Reboot your computer for the registry changes to take ...