diff --git a/system/configuration.nix b/system/configuration.nix
index af62b97..b29b931 100644
--- a/system/configuration.nix
+++ b/system/configuration.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
   networking.networkmanager.enable = true; # Easiest to use and most distros use this by default.
 
   time.timeZone = "Australia/Sydney";
-  time.hardwareClockInLocalTime = true;
+  # fix windows to use utc instead
+  time.hardwareClockInLocalTime = false;
 
   # Select internationalisation properties.
   i18n.defaultLocale = "en_AU.UTF-8";
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@
 
     curl
     exa
+    uutils-coreutils
 
     git