diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/closing-preferences.test.tsx.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/closing-preferences.test.tsx.snap
index 5ebb7ad8e8..cbff9001ad 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/closing-preferences.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/closing-preferences.test.tsx.snap
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given accessing preferences directly
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given accessing preferences directly
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given accessing preferences directly
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given accessing preferences directly
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given accessing preferences directly
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given accessing preferences directly
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given accessing preferences directly
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given already in a page and then navi
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given already in a page and then navi
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1884,8 +1884,8 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given already in a page and then navi
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given already in a page and then navi
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given already in a page and then navi
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given already in a page and then navi
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ exports[`preferences - closing-preferences given already in a page and then navi
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/extension-adding-preference-tabs.test.tsx.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/extension-adding-preference-tabs.test.tsx.snap
index 12bb122d94..fe76bf5de2 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/extension-adding-preference-tabs.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/extension-adding-preference-tabs.test.tsx.snap
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ exports[`preferences: extension adding preference tabs given in preferences, whe
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Theme
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ exports[`preferences: extension adding preference tabs given in preferences, whe
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Extension Install Registry
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ exports[`preferences: extension adding preference tabs given in preferences, whe
                     <p
                       class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                     >
-                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                       <b>
                         .npmrc
                       </b>
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ exports[`preferences: extension adding preference tabs given in preferences, whe
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Start-up
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <label
                       class="Switch"
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ exports[`preferences: extension adding preference tabs given in preferences, whe
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Update Channel
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ exports[`preferences: extension adding preference tabs given in preferences, whe
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Locale Timezone
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ exports[`preferences: extension adding preference tabs given in preferences, whe
                           <div
                             class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                           >
-                            Africa/Abidjan
+                            Etc/GMT
                           </div>
                           <div
                             class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/hiding-of-empty-branches.test.tsx.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/hiding-of-empty-branches.test.tsx.snap
index 64fae1e764..7933e2f06a 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/hiding-of-empty-branches.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/hiding-of-empty-branches.test.tsx.snap
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1128,8 +1128,8 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1918,8 +1918,8 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ exports[`preferences - hiding-of-empty-branches, given in preferences page given
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-application-preferences.test.tsx.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-application-preferences.test.tsx.snap
index 9500b20425..050c20230a 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-application-preferences.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-application-preferences.test.tsx.snap
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1100,8 +1100,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in preference
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Some application-preference item
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     data-testid="some-preference-item-input"
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     HTTP Proxy
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Input theme round black"
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Certificate Trust
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2287,8 +2287,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2444,7 +2444,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -2870,7 +2870,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Theme
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2961,7 +2961,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Extension Install Registry
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -3038,8 +3038,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                     <p
                       class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                     >
-                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                       <b>
                         .npmrc
                       </b>
@@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Start-up
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <label
                       class="Switch"
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Update Channel
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -3195,7 +3195,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Locale Timezone
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -3219,7 +3219,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to application preferences given in some child
                           <div
                             class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                           >
-                            Africa/Abidjan
+                            Etc/GMT
                           </div>
                           <div
                             class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-editor-preferences.test.ts.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-editor-preferences.test.ts.snap
index 5613bd0a64..7994b146aa 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-editor-preferences.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-editor-preferences.test.ts.snap
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Minimap
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="flex gaps justify-space-between"
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Line numbers
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Tab size
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Input theme round black"
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Font size
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Input theme round black"
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to editor preferences given in preferences, wh
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Font family
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Input theme round black"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-extension-specific-preferences.test.tsx.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-extension-specific-preferences.test.tsx.snap
index d46e17fa14..394ffeb5cb 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-extension-specific-preferences.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-extension-specific-preferences.test.tsx.snap
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Theme
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Extension Install Registry
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     <p
                       class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                     >
-                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                       <b>
                         .npmrc
                       </b>
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Start-up
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <label
                       class="Switch"
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Update Channel
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Locale Timezone
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                           <div
                             class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                           >
-                            Africa/Abidjan
+                            Etc/GMT
                           </div>
                           <div
                             class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     License item
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     data-testid="metrics-preference-item-input"
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     License item
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     data-testid="metrics-preference-item-input"
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Another metrics
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     data-testid="another-metrics-preference-item-input"
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Some preference item
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     data-testid="some-preference-item-input"
@@ -2524,7 +2524,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2692,8 +2692,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -2760,7 +2760,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2849,7 +2849,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -2873,7 +2873,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -3312,7 +3312,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -3403,7 +3403,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -3480,8 +3480,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -3521,7 +3521,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -3548,7 +3548,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -3637,7 +3637,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -3661,7 +3661,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -4101,7 +4101,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences given in pre
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Some preference item
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     data-testid="some-preference-item-input"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-kubernetes-preferences.test.ts.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-kubernetes-preferences.test.ts.snap
index b7be30c527..86c1a4c309 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-kubernetes-preferences.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-kubernetes-preferences.test.ts.snap
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                         class="SubTitle"
                       >
                         Kubectl binary download
-                         
+
                       </div>
                       <label
                         class="Switch"
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                         class="SubTitle"
                       >
                         Download mirror
-                         
+
                       </div>
                       <div
                         class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                         class="SubTitle"
                       >
                         Directory for binaries
-                         
+
                       </div>
                       <div
                         class="Input theme round black"
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                         class="SubTitle"
                       >
                         Path to kubectl binary
-                         
+
                       </div>
                       <div
                         class="Input theme round black disabled"
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to kubernetes preferences given in preferences
                     class="SubTitle pt-5"
                   >
                     Synced Items
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="loading-spinner"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-proxy-preferences.test.ts.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-proxy-preferences.test.ts.snap
index 7c50b8f2dc..f3fd884988 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-proxy-preferences.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-proxy-preferences.test.ts.snap
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to proxy preferences given in preferences, whe
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to proxy preferences given in preferences, whe
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to proxy preferences given in preferences, whe
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to proxy preferences given in preferences, whe
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to proxy preferences given in preferences, whe
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to proxy preferences given in preferences, whe
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to proxy preferences given in preferences, whe
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to proxy preferences given in preferences, whe
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     HTTP Proxy
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Input theme round black"
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to proxy preferences given in preferences, whe
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Certificate Trust
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-telemetry-preferences.test.tsx.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-telemetry-preferences.test.tsx.snap
index a9029cafa6..0757f495c9 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-telemetry-preferences.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-telemetry-preferences.test.tsx.snap
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given URL for Sentry
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Automatic Error Reporting
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Checkbox flex align-center checked"
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -740,8 +740,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1502,8 +1502,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to telemetry preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Some telemetry-preference item
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     data-testid="some-preference-item-input"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-terminal-preferences.test.ts.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-terminal-preferences.test.ts.snap
index 1783f8bb3f..231db804b2 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-terminal-preferences.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-to-terminal-preferences.test.ts.snap
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Terminal Shell Path
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Input theme round black"
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Terminal copy & paste
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Terminal theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Font size
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Input theme round black"
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation to terminal preferences given in preferences,
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Font family
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts.snap
index 01857918de..15fecf9a2e 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts.snap
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation using application menu renders 1`] = `
               </h2>
               <p>
                 To get you started we have auto-detected your clusters in your
-                 
+
                 kubeconfig file and added them to the catalog, your centralized
-                 
+
                 view for managing all your cloud-native resources.
                 <br />
                 <br />
-                If you have any questions or feedback, please join our 
+                If you have any questions or feedback, please join our
                 <a
                   class="link"
                   href="https://join.slack.com/t/k8slens/shared_invite/zt-wcl8jq3k-68R5Wcmk1o95MLBE5igUDQ"
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation using application menu when navigating to pref
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Theme
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation using application menu when navigating to pref
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Extension Install Registry
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -633,8 +633,8 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation using application menu when navigating to pref
                   <p
                     class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                   >
-                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                    This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                    If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                     <b>
                       .npmrc
                     </b>
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation using application menu when navigating to pref
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Start-up
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <label
                     class="Switch"
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation using application menu when navigating to pref
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Update Channel
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation using application menu when navigating to pref
                     class="SubTitle"
                   >
                     Locale Timezone
-                     
+
                   </div>
                   <div
                     class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ exports[`preferences - navigation using application menu when navigating to pref
                         <div
                           class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                         >
-                          Africa/Abidjan
+                          Etc/GMT
                         </div>
                         <div
                           class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-using-tray.test.ts.snap b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-using-tray.test.ts.snap
index 461180f525..aae65e6370 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-using-tray.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/features/preferences/__snapshots__/navigation-using-tray.test.ts.snap
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ exports[`show-about-using-tray renders 1`] = `
                 </h2>
                 <p>
                   To get you started we have auto-detected your clusters in your
-                   
+
                   kubeconfig file and added them to the catalog, your centralized
-                   
+
                   view for managing all your cloud-native resources.
                   <br />
                   <br />
-                  If you have any questions or feedback, please join our 
+                  If you have any questions or feedback, please join our
                   <a
                     class="link"
                     href="https://join.slack.com/t/k8slens/shared_invite/zt-wcl8jq3k-68R5Wcmk1o95MLBE5igUDQ"
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ exports[`show-about-using-tray when navigating using tray renders 1`] = `
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Theme
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ exports[`show-about-using-tray when navigating using tray renders 1`] = `
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Extension Install Registry
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -636,8 +636,8 @@ exports[`show-about-using-tray when navigating using tray renders 1`] = `
                     <p
                       class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                     >
-                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                       <b>
                         .npmrc
                       </b>
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ exports[`show-about-using-tray when navigating using tray renders 1`] = `
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Start-up
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <label
                       class="Switch"
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ exports[`show-about-using-tray when navigating using tray renders 1`] = `
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Update Channel
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ exports[`show-about-using-tray when navigating using tray renders 1`] = `
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Locale Timezone
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ exports[`show-about-using-tray when navigating using tray renders 1`] = `
                           <div
                             class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                           >
-                            Africa/Abidjan
+                            Etc/GMT
                           </div>
                           <div
                             class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
diff --git a/src/features/welcome/__snapshots__/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts.snap b/src/features/welcome/__snapshots__/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts.snap
index 09bd901cf3..a2e7739458 100644
--- a/src/features/welcome/__snapshots__/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/features/welcome/__snapshots__/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts.snap
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ exports[`welcome - navigation using application menu renders 1`] = `
               </h2>
               <p>
                 To get you started we have auto-detected your clusters in your
-                 
+
                 kubeconfig file and added them to the catalog, your centralized
-                 
+
                 view for managing all your cloud-native resources.
                 <br />
                 <br />
-                If you have any questions or feedback, please join our 
+                If you have any questions or feedback, please join our
                 <a
                   class="link"
                   href="https://join.slack.com/t/k8slens/shared_invite/zt-wcl8jq3k-68R5Wcmk1o95MLBE5igUDQ"
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ exports[`welcome - navigation using application menu when navigated somewhere el
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Theme
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ exports[`welcome - navigation using application menu when navigated somewhere el
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Extension Install Registry
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ exports[`welcome - navigation using application menu when navigated somewhere el
                     <p
                       class="mt-4 mb-5 leading-relaxed"
                     >
-                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name. 
-                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your 
+                      This setting is to change the registry URL for installing extensions by name.
+                      If you are unable to access the default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org) you can change it in your
                       <b>
                         .npmrc
                       </b>
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ exports[`welcome - navigation using application menu when navigated somewhere el
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Start-up
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <label
                       class="Switch"
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ exports[`welcome - navigation using application menu when navigated somewhere el
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Update Channel
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ exports[`welcome - navigation using application menu when navigated somewhere el
                       class="SubTitle"
                     >
                       Locale Timezone
-                       
+
                     </div>
                     <div
                       class="Select theme-lens css-b62m3t-container"
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ exports[`welcome - navigation using application menu when navigated somewhere el
                           <div
                             class="Select__single-value css-1dimb5e-singleValue"
                           >
-                            Africa/Abidjan
+                            Etc/GMT
                           </div>
                           <div
                             class="Select__input-container css-qbdosj-Input"
@@ -1133,13 +1133,13 @@ exports[`welcome - navigation using application menu when navigated somewhere el
               </h2>
               <p>
                 To get you started we have auto-detected your clusters in your
-                 
+
                 kubeconfig file and added them to the catalog, your centralized
-                 
+
                 view for managing all your cloud-native resources.
                 <br />
                 <br />
-                If you have any questions or feedback, please join our 
+                If you have any questions or feedback, please join our
                 <a
                   class="link"
                   href="https://join.slack.com/t/k8slens/shared_invite/zt-wcl8jq3k-68R5Wcmk1o95MLBE5igUDQ"