Summary

This update contains time zone changes that were recently announced in Libya and Israel. We recommend that you deploy the most current Windows cumulative time zone update (KB2779562) before installing this to guarantee the consistency of the time zone database on all systems. Important

  • Before you apply the update that is described in this article, be aware of potential issues that may affect Microsoft Outlook. For more information about these issues, view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    931667 How to address time zone changes by using the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook

  • Cumulative time zone updates contain only data that has changed for a specific region or that was added to maintain parity with other operating system versions. Therefore, if a time zone key is deleted, some original values may not be restored after you apply the cumulative zone update.Note We do not recommend that you delete any registry keys that are related to time zones. On a computer that has incomplete time zone keys, first restore the time zone keys from a known good backup. Then, apply the update.

More Information

The update that this article describes changes the time zone data to accommodate daylight saving time (DST) changes in Israel and Libya. For more information about how DST changes may affect other Microsoft products, go to the following Microsoft website:

General information about DST For more information about how daylight saving time changes may affect other Microsoft products, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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 you have already applied the correct update, or that Windows Updates or Microsoft Update has automatically installed this update. No additional action is required to update the Windows operating system.

Update information

How to obtain this update

Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website. For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Updates from the previous cumulative Windows time zone update Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The following changes were made since the previous Windows cumulative time zone update:

  • Libya Standard Time: The Libyan Transitional Government has announced that Libya will start observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) from 2013. In 2013, DST will start on the last Friday of March and end on Last Friday of October. On November 10, 2012, clocks were turned back by 1 hour to UTC+1 (Central European Time). A new dedicated time zone has been added for Libya in this update, which is (UTC+1:00 Tripoli).

  • Israel Standard Time: On Monday, November 5, 2012, the Israeli Knesset approved a bill to extend Daylight Saving Time (DST) to a period of 193 days. DST in Israel will now begin on the Friday before the last Sunday in March, and it will end on the first Sunday after October 1. If the end of DST falls on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, DST will end on the first Monday after October 1. The new DST policy for Israel has been applied from 2013 to 2023.

Prerequisites

Windows XP To apply this update, you must be running Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). For more information about how to obtain a Windows XP service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack Windows Server 2003 To apply this update, you must be running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). For more information about how to obtain a Windows Server 2003 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 To apply this update, you must be running Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows Server 2008 SP2. For more information about how to obtain a Windows Vista service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:935791 How to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack For more information about how to obtain a Windows Server 2008 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:968849 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 No prerequisites are required to apply this update. The same package installs both on the RTM version as well as the Service Pack 1 versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or a Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 No prerequisites are required to apply this update. Windows Embedded Standard 7 No prerequisites are required to apply this update. The same package installs both on the RTM version as well as the Service Pack 1 versions of Windows Embedded Standard. For more information about how to update a Device to Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1, go to the following Microsoft website:General information about how to update a Device to Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Registry information

Libya   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Libya Standard Time] "TZI"=hex:c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "Std"="Libya Standard Time" "Dlt"="Libya Daylight Time" "Display"="(UTC+01:00) Tripoli" Israel   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Israel Standard Time] "Display"="(UTC+02:00) Jerusalem" "Dlt"="Jerusalem Daylight Time" "Std"="Jerusalem Standard Time" "TZI"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Israel Standard Time\Dynamic DST] "FirstEntry"=dword:000007d4 "LastEntry"=dword:000007e7 "2013"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2014"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2015"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2016"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2017"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,02,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,04,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2018"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,04,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2019"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2020"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2021"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2022"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2023"=hex:88,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,02,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,05,00,04,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00  

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