Configure the automatic timezone detection method

Unless the SystemTimezone policy turns off automatic time zone detection, then setting the policy outlines the automatic time zone detection method, which users can't change.

Setting the policy to:
* TimezoneAutomaticDetectionDisabled keeps automatic time zone detection off.
* TimezoneAutomaticDetectionIPOnly keeps automatic time zone detection on, using the IP-only method.
* TimezoneAutomaticDetectionSendWiFiAccessPoints keeps automatic time zone detection on, continually sending the list of visible Wi-Fi access-points to the Geolocation API server for finer-grained time zone detection.
* TimezoneAutomaticDetectionSendAllLocationInfo keeps automatic time zone detection on, continually sending location information (such as Wi-Fi access points, reachable cell towers, GPS) to a server for the most fine-grained time zone detection.

If not set, set to Let users decide, or set to None, then users control automatic time zone detection using normal controls in chrome://settings.

Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family

Configure the automatic timezone detection method


  1. Let users decide
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS
    Value NameSystemTimezoneAutomaticDetection
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0
  2. Never auto-detect timezone
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS
    Value NameSystemTimezoneAutomaticDetection
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  3. Always use coarse timezone detection
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS
    Value NameSystemTimezoneAutomaticDetection
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  4. Always send WiFi access-points to server while resolving timezone
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS
    Value NameSystemTimezoneAutomaticDetection
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3
  5. Always send any available location signals to the server while resolving timezone
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS
    Value NameSystemTimezoneAutomaticDetection
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value4


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