This tutorial will show you how to change the date format used for your account in Windows 11.
Your regional format settings will influence how your date/time, numeric, and currency data types appear when you apply formatting options. Windows supports a variety of languages, plus currency and date/time formats for the countries/regions that use those languages.
You can change the short date and long date to a custom format you want used and displayed in Windows.
The date on the taskbar uses the short date format.
Reference:
Date formats for the current user are saved to the string values (REG_SZ) in the registry key below:
(Registry key)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International
(String values)
sShortDate
sLongDate
Contents
- Option One: Change Date Format in Settings
- Option Two: Change Date Format in Region Control Panel
- Option Three: Change Date Format in Customize Format Control Panel
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Time & language on the left side, and click/tap on Language & region on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Regional format to expand it open, and click/tap on the Change formats button. (see screenshot below)
4 Select the format you want in the Short date and Long date drop menus. (see screenshot below)
5 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Region icon.
2 In the Formats tab, select the format you want in the Short date and Long date drop menus, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Region icon.
2 In the Formats tab, click/tap on Additional settings. (see screenshot below)
3 Perform the following actions: (see screenshot below)
- Click/tap on the Date tab.
- Select the format you want in the Short date and Long date drop menus, or type the custom format you want in the Short date and Long date boxes.
- Click/tap on OK.
4 Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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