How to make Windows 10 automatically change timezones

For those of us who travel a lot it is imperative to have your computer update the timezone automatically when you change timezones. Unfortunately it can be a bit tricky to get Windows 10 to automatically update the timezone. In this article we will walk through the common pitfalls that you need to be aware of in order to get your time to change when you travel.

Turn on ‘Set time zone Automatically’

The first and most simple setting that needs to be configured is the ‘Set time zone automatically’ setting. You can get to this setting by right clicking on the clock in your taskbar and choosing the Adjust date/time option. You will then need to turn on Set time zone automatically as seen here.

When you turn on the Set time zone automatically setting the clock will update based on the location that is being reported by location services on your computer. If location services are currently working and turned on then you should see your time zone update at this point. If not, keep reading.

Setup Location Services

Dell XPS 15 Screen Troubleshooting Boot Options

This is a quick article to share a bit of knowledge about the Dell XPS 15 Laptop and some of the options that are available for troubleshooting.  We learned this after a very long call with the Dell support team to get service on an XPS 15 which has a problem with it's LCD Panel.  Here are sa few notes on options for troubleshooting.

Diagnostics

The first option available is easy to find and that is the diagnostics screen.  You enter the diagnostics screen by pressing F12 when you see the Dell Logo.  This will give the following options:

• Windows Boot Manager
• Disgnostics
• Enter Setup
• Change Boot Mode Setting

Choosing 'Diagnostics' will run the Dell diagnostic routines.  One of the features is a set of screens where is shows colored bars.  It will flash a very quick vertical bar pattern and then also show a horizontal bar pattern.  It stops at the horizontal bars which is nice for looking at any screen issues, but the vertical bars pass by quickly, so don't plan on doing any serious troubleshooting with the vertical bars.

Color Test

This is a test that we were not aware of, but is very useful for testing screen issues.  If you hold down the 'D' key while you power on the XPS 15 and hold down the 'D' key it will boot into a mode where it shows a rotation of colors on the screen.  Each screen is a solid color and the color stays on for a few seconds.  After what appears to be twice through the rotation the machine will boot to it's operating System.  The colors displayed are:

• White
• Red
• Green
• Blue
• Black

Note: You must be powered off to enter this mode.  It will not enter form sleep mode.

How to resolve the error "The program can't start because Qt5Widgets.dll is missing from your computer"

This article describes how to resolve the message at Startup:

The program can't start because Qt5Widgets.dll is missing from
your computer.  Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.

Reason for the Message

This problem may occur after removing Malware Bytes due to a run key being left behind which calls programs and DLL's which have been removed.  You can resolve this error by removing the program from the run key in the registry.

Steps to Resolve on x64 Machines

1. Open the Registry Editor with the command regedit.exe

2. Navigate to the key:

    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

3. Review the key and remove any items refering to Malware Bytes or the file "BusinessMessaging.exe"

Steps to Resolve on x86 Machines

1. Open the Registry Editor with the command regedit.exe

2. Navigate to the key:

    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

3. Review the key and remove any items refering to Malware Bytes or the file "BusinessMessaging.exe"
 

Additional Information

BusinessMessaging.exe is a part of the Malware Bytes software and this run key may get left behind after removal of Malware Bytes.