# Plex changing server time while using VPN
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-changing-server-time-while-using-vpn/818269
**Category:** Plex Media Server
**Tags:** server-windows
**Created:** [November 12, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-changing-server-time-while-using-vpn/818269 "2022-11-12T19:04:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@GG30](https://forums.plex.tv/u/GG30)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-changing-server-time-while-using-vpn/818269/1 "2022-11-12T19:04:39Z")
Hello,
do you know why my Plex is changing its clock time while I am using VPN? Its obvious that it takes the time from the IP but is there any way to change this and to always use my local time ?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-changing-server-time-while-using-vpn/818269/2 "2022-11-12T19:47:59Z")
That sounds more like an OS problem. Windows will usually set the machine’s time using a network server and the configured timezone. So it appears your VPN is messing with at least one of those components (e.g. re-routing time-requests to a bad server or submitting a different timezone, maybe based on what VPN node you’re using instead of your own location).
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### Author:  [@GG30](https://forums.plex.tv/u/GG30)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-changing-server-time-while-using-vpn/818269/3 "2022-11-13T16:06:56Z")
Is there any solution?
I forgot to mention that I am using the VPN globally trough my router and the issue is present on Plex app on Tizen ( Samsung TV )
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### Author:  [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-changing-server-time-while-using-vpn/818269/4 "2022-11-13T18:06:52Z")
> [@GG30](#):
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> Is there any solution?
It’ll probably be worth to review the VPN’s configuration as well as that of your Windows machine (in particular the ones related to location and timezones).
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-changing-server-time-while-using-vpn/818269/5 "2023-02-11T18:07:36Z")
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