Displaying Multiple Clocks for Different Time Zones

If you have colleagues, friends, or family members who work or live in a different time zone, it’s often important to know the correct time in that zone. For example, you wouldn’t want to call someone at home at 9 a.m. your time if that person lives in a time zone that’s three hours behind you. Similarly, if you know that a business colleague leaves work at 5 p.m. and that person works in a time zone that’s seven hours ahead of you, you know that any calls you place to that person must occur before 10 a.m. your time.

If you need to be sure about the current time in another time zone, you can customize Windows 8’s date and time display to show not only your current time, but also the current ...

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