Summary
Turkey has announced that it will no longer observe daylight saving time going forward. This change took effect on September 7, 2016. The country had been scheduled to end its DST observance on October 30, 2016. Instead, Turkey will remain permanently set to the UTC+3 time zone and will not return to UTC+2.
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Time zone key name |
Old display name |
New display name |
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Turkey Standard Time |
(UTC+02:00) Istanbul |
(UTC+03:00) Istanbul |
This update applies to the following operating systems:
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Windows Server 2012 R2
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Windows Server 2012
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Windows 8.1
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack1 (SP1)
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Windows 7 SP1
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Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
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Windows Vista SP2
Note To get the update for Windows 10, install the latest cumulative updates that are listed in the Windows 10 update history page.
Resolution
The update provides the changes for the Istanbul time zone for 2016.
For information about how DST changes may affect other Microsoft products, go to the following Microsoft website:
General information about DSTFor more information about how DST changes may affect other Microsoft products, click the following article number to go to the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
914387 How to configure daylight saving time for Microsoft Windows operating systemsNote 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.
How to get this update
Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1
Method 1: Windows Update
This update is provided as part of an Optional update rollup on Windows Update. To learn more about the update rollups that have been released for these operating systems, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 update history
Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 update history
Windows Server 2012 update historyFor more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update.
Method 2: Windows Server Update Service
This update is now available for installation through WSUS.
Method 3: Microsoft Update Catalog
To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Note You must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or a later version.
Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista
Method 1: Windows Update
This update is provided as an Optional update on Windows Update. For more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update.
Microsoft Download Center
The following files are available for download and installation from the Microsoft Download Center.
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Update |
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All supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista (KB3192321) |
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista (KB3192321) |
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All supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008 (KB3192321) |
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 (KB3192321) |
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All supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 (KB3192321) |
Download information
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to go to the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
Microsoft scanned these files for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the files were posted. The files are stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the files.
PrerequisitesTo apply this update, you must have the April 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed on Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. Or, install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Or, install Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008.
There are no prerequisites to install this update on Windows Server 2012.
Registry informationTo apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirementYou do not have to restart the computer after you install this update.
References
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