Disable Windows Time Default Update on Startup
We have an application that is required to run on (GTM) Casablanca, Monrovia time zone but set to our local time which is (GTM-06:00) Central Time.
Our issue is we are running these servers on VMware, by default windows will update with the 1st NTP server it can see on boot up to validate time. This creates an issue because it will set the time 6 hours ahead to Monrovia time zone. We opened a ticket with VMware as this issue happens when we run VDR, snapshots or do a reboot. To them this is a default of windows and will use the time on the host even though the box is not checked in the tools to sync with the host, and then sync with the time server listed after.
I am looking for a way to possibly disable this in the registry, as we have disable the NTP service and GPO settings which had no effect because this is something that is happening on boot up.
I am open to any and all suggestions, changing the time zone to match is not an options so anything out side of that. :)
Our issue is we are running these servers on VMware, by default windows will update with the 1st NTP server it can see on boot up to validate time. This creates an issue because it will set the time 6 hours ahead to Monrovia time zone. We opened a ticket with VMware as this issue happens when we run VDR, snapshots or do a reboot. To them this is a default of windows and will use the time on the host even though the box is not checked in the tools to sync with the host, and then sync with the time server listed after.
I am looking for a way to possibly disable this in the registry, as we have disable the NTP service and GPO settings which had no effect because this is something that is happening on boot up.
I am open to any and all suggestions, changing the time zone to match is not an options so anything out side of that. :)
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Can you go into more details about what you said above, how would I alter this?
"The server alters its time from UST to its locale time zone, so unless you change that it will always reset itself to the correct time in the timezone you have placed it in."
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we went ahead and uninstalled the vmware tools and that fixes this as the server has no communication to the host now.
thanks for the thoughts though.
thanks for the thoughts though.
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we went ahead and uninstalled the vmware tools and that fixes this as the server has no communication to the host now.
thanks for the thoughts though.
thanks for the thoughts though.
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The application needs that time zone because it does not have daylight savings, I know I can disable update daylight savings automatically but we have tried to go to our timezone and caused some issues.
This is a games application so it is very time sensitive as all the gaming devices have to be in sync with one another, and for accurate daily reporting.
VMware gives windows some defaults on boot up, one of the defaults is a time check according to VMware and the code they send. So they are not doing anything except pre-loading the defaults for windows. They expressed that they have no way to change this and wouldn't as it is there default with all OS, i did a test with Cent OS and have the same issue...