[lloydde]

I think they forgot to tell the PC kids. I seem to recall years of Unix/Linux installs prompting (tempting) me not to use UTC. I also seem to remember dual booting and Windows and Linux doing a time tug of war with some OS preferring the Real Time Clock (RTC) being local time.

[shub]

Windows likes local time on the RTC. Way back when DOS 1.0 was released (every story about Windows begins with this) there was one way to set the system clock: the user would type in the time. They would use the local time, of course. Consistency with other systems didn't mean diddly squat on a PC/XT with 256 KB of RAM, a floppy drive, and a keyboard. Fast forward a million tech years and we all live with the legacy.

[mrighele]

Windows use the local time zone (for historical reason, explained in the sibling comment), so if you dual boot it makes sense to keep the same behavior, otherwise you will have time issues when booting the other OS. If you only use Linux just go for UTC.