Daylight saving time (DST) changes for Chile, Turkey, and Paraguay

Chile

Chile has announced a new start date and end date for its daylight saving time (DST) schedule for 2014. The new dates are September 7 and April 27.

Turkey

Turkey has changed its DST start date for 2014 to March 31.

Paraguay

Paraguay's new DST schedule from 2013, which moved the end date from the second Sunday in April to the fourth Sunday in March, continues in 2014 and onward until further notice.

Specific DST changes

More specifically, this update sets DST in these countries as follows:

• Sets the DST start date for Chile at 00:00:00 on September 7, 2014 and end date at 00:00:00 on April 27, 2014.

• Sets the DST end date for Paraguay at 00:00:00 on the fourth Sunday in March.

• Sets the DST start date for Turkey at 03:00:00 on March 31, 2014.

Update information

The update that is described in this article is a cumulative update rollup that includes all previous Windows time zone changes. For more information about DST, go to the following Microsoft website:

General information about DST For more information about how DST changes may affect other Microsoft products, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

914387 How to configure daylight saving time for Microsoft Windows operating systems Note When you apply this update, you may receive a message that resembles the following:

Update cannot be installed as a newer or same time zone update has already been installed on the system. This message indicates that either you have already applied the correct update or Windows Updates or Microsoft Update has automatically installed this update. No additional action is required to update the Windows operating system.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.