# How To Fix Windows and Linux Showing Different Times When Dual Booting


# Make Linux Use Local time
By Default Windows looks time store in local time while Linux assumes time is stored in UTC time.
This step work in **Ubuntu**, **Fedora**, **Red Hat**, **Debian**, **Mint** and other Linux Distributin that uses systemd.


- First open the terminal by using  *CTRL + ALT + T*

- To Make Linux Store Time in Local Storage
```
timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock
``` 

- To Check your current settings, run:
```
timedatectl
``` 

![timedelta.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646387540197/3XYbVWmED.png)

- To Undo the above changes, run:
```
timedatectl set-local-rtc 0 --adjust-system-clock
```