There was a post in the VMware User Environment Manager VMTN forum regarding a Windows 10 VDI environment in which the time zone settings needed to be saved. Time zone settings are saved on computer level in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE part of the registry. I found a solution for saving these settings using two PowerShell scripts and a VMware UEM config file, which I will describe in this post.

Prerequisites

• VDI or FAT client (no multi-user, like RDSH or XenApp)
• Windows 10 (tested with 1607 and 1703)

TimeZone_Export.ps1

I created a PowerShell script for exporting the time zone information to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER part of the registry (TimeZone_Export.ps1).

You can put this file somewhere on a file share or in you base VDI image.

TimeZone_Import.ps1

I created a PowerShell script for importing the time zone information (TimeZone_Import.ps1).

You can put this file somewhere on a file share or in you base VDI image.

TimeZone.ini

I created a VMware UEM Config File for exporting/importing the time zone information from the registry (TimeZone.ini).

Putting it all together

Use the steps below for putting the configuration together in VMware UEM.

Step 1 – Create a Logoff Task

Create a Logoff Task and use the following command:

Also make sure you select Run task: Before profile archive export

Step 2 – Create a Logoff Task

Create a Logoff Task and use the following command:

Also make sure you select Run task: After profile archive import and select Run asynchronously

Step 3 – Configure the TimeZone.ini Config File

Create the TimeZone.ini config file using the content below.

That’s it. You should now be able to export/import (roam) time zone settings.