Yes, it is possible to change the lock screen date format.
You will need Microsoft Locale Builder.
Resources
Read about locales here:
- Custom Locales (Windows) - MSDN:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd317785(v=vs.85).aspx
Download Microsoft Locale Builder here:
- Download Locale Builder 2.0 from Official Microsoft Download Center:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=96654
Instructions
- Locale Builder > Next > Dates > Long Date Patterns > Lock screen date pattern: dddd, d MMMM
- Then, go to Build > Build Zip Batch File > Save.
- Extract the
ZIP
file.- You can see that the generated
LDML
file contains the elementmsLocale:lockScreenFormat
.
- You can see that the generated
- Run the
CMD
file within an administrator command prompt.
Apply locale
If you do not see any changes after installing the custom locale, you may need to apply the custom locale or reset your region settings.
Windows 10 and newer:
- Settings > Time and language > Date & time > Additional date, time, & regional settings > Under "Region", click "Change date, time, or number formats" > Additional settings... > Reset > Yes > OK > OK.
Windows 8 and earlier:
- Control Panel > Under "Clock, Language, and Region", click "Change date, time, or number formats" > Additional settings... > Reset > Yes > OK > OK.
Windows:
- Start > Run > intl.cpl > Additional settings... > Reset > Yes > OK > OK.
Notes and limitations
If you are missing the day of the week, month, or day notation, the lock screen will discard the custom date format pattern, and the lock screen will format manually with the full month name, comma, space, and the partial month day (element
msLocale:monthDay
; Dates > Partial Date Patterns > Month day pattern) pattern.The following symbols work:
| Symbol | Meaning | Presentation | Example | |--------|-----------------|--------------|----------| | M | Month in year | Text, number | July, 07 | | d | Day in month | Number | 10 | | t | AM/PM marker | Text | PM | | G | Era designator | Text | AD | | ' | Escape for text | Delimiter | |
The following symbols do not work:
| Symbol | Meaning | Presentation | Example | |--------|----------------------|--------------|---------| | y | Year | Number | 2009 | | h | Hour in AM/PM (1-12) | Number | 12 | | H | Hour in day (0-23) | Number | 0 | | m | Minute in hour | Number | 30 | | s | Second in minute | Number | 55 |
Microsoft Locale Builder only supports pattern values less than or equal to 79 characters:
The property '
LockScreenDatePattern
' must be less than or equal to 79 characters in length.You can have multiple repeating patterns.
Long patterns will be wrapped onto the next line on the lock screen.