diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0ad10ee89f8..af8b74ec17fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Versions are `MAJOR.PATCH`.
 ### Deprecated
 
 ### Changed
+- [#56753](https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/56753) - Backport 51095
 
 ### Fixed
 - [#56237](https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/56237) - Fix alphabetical ordering and remove duplicates across all documentation indexes - [@myii](https://github.com/myii)
diff --git a/salt/modules/win_timezone.py b/salt/modules/win_timezone.py
index 64c1134ef93a..b64aa05c5a17 100644
--- a/salt/modules/win_timezone.py
+++ b/salt/modules/win_timezone.py
@@ -209,24 +209,22 @@ def get_zone():
     Returns:
         str: Timezone in unix format
 
+    Raises:
+        CommandExecutionError: If timezone could not be gathered
+
     CLI Example:
 
     .. code-block:: bash
 
         salt '*' timezone.get_zone
     """
-    win_zone = __utils__["reg.read_value"](
-        hive="HKLM",
-        key="SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\TimeZoneInformation",
-        vname="TimeZoneKeyName",
-    )["vdata"]
-    # Some data may have null characters. We only need the first portion up to
-    # the first null character. See the following:
-    # https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/51940
-    # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27716746/hklm-system-currentcontrolset-control-timezoneinformation-timezonekeyname-corrup
-    if "\0" in win_zone:
-        win_zone = win_zone.split("\0")[0]
-    return mapper.get_unix(win_zone.lower(), "Unknown")
+    cmd = ["tzutil", "/g"]
+    res = __salt__["cmd.run_all"](cmd, python_shell=False)
+    if res["retcode"] or not res["stdout"]:
+        raise CommandExecutionError(
+            "tzutil encountered an error getting timezone", info=res
+        )
+    return mapper.get_unix(res["stdout"].lower(), "Unknown")
 
 
 def get_offset():
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/test_win_timezone.py b/tests/unit/modules/test_win_timezone.py
index dfea7b5084f8..8c1ae98fbe61 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/test_win_timezone.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/test_win_timezone.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 # Import Salt Libs
 import salt.modules.win_timezone as win_timezone
+from salt.exceptions import CommandExecutionError
 
 # Import Salt Testing Libs
 from tests.support.mixins import LoaderModuleMockMixin
@@ -23,47 +24,62 @@ class WinTimezoneTestCase(TestCase, LoaderModuleMockMixin):
     def setup_loader_modules(self):
         return {win_timezone: {}}
 
-    # 'get_zone' function tests: 3
-
-    def test_get_zone(self):
+    def test_get_zone_normal(self):
         """
-        Test if it gets current timezone (i.e. Asia/Calcutta)
+        Test if it get current timezone (i.e. Asia/Calcutta)
         """
-        mock_read = MagicMock(
-            side_effect=[
-                {"vdata": "India Standard Time"},
-                {"vdata": "Indian Standard Time"},
-            ]
+        mock_read_ok = MagicMock(
+            return_value={
+                "pid": 78,
+                "retcode": 0,
+                "stderr": "",
+                "stdout": "India Standard Time",
+            }
         )
-
-        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__utils__, {"reg.read_value": mock_read}):
+        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__salt__, {"cmd.run_all": mock_read_ok}):
             self.assertEqual(win_timezone.get_zone(), "Asia/Calcutta")
-            self.assertEqual(win_timezone.get_zone(), "Unknown")
 
-    def test_get_zone_null_terminated(self):
+    def test_get_zone_unknown(self):
         """
-        Test if it handles instances where the registry contains null values
+        Test get_zone with unknown timezone (i.e. Indian Standard Time)
         """
-        mock_read = MagicMock(
-            side_effect=[
-                {"vdata": "India Standard Time\0\0\0\0"},
-                {"vdata": "Indian Standard Time\0\0some more junk data\0\0"},
-            ]
+        mock_read_error = MagicMock(
+            return_value={
+                "pid": 78,
+                "retcode": 0,
+                "stderr": "",
+                "stdout": "Indian Standard Time",
+            }
         )
-
-        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__utils__, {"reg.read_value": mock_read}):
-            self.assertEqual(win_timezone.get_zone(), "Asia/Calcutta")
+        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__salt__, {"cmd.run_all": mock_read_error}):
             self.assertEqual(win_timezone.get_zone(), "Unknown")
 
+    def test_get_zone_error(self):
+        """
+        Test get_zone when it encounters an error
+        """
+        mock_read_fatal = MagicMock(
+            return_value={"pid": 78, "retcode": 1, "stderr": "", "stdout": ""}
+        )
+        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__salt__, {"cmd.run_all": mock_read_fatal}):
+            self.assertRaises(CommandExecutionError, win_timezone.get_zone)
+
     # 'get_offset' function tests: 1
 
     def test_get_offset(self):
         """
         Test if it get current numeric timezone offset from UCT (i.e. +0530)
         """
-        mock_read = MagicMock(return_value={"vdata": "India Standard Time"})
+        mock_read = MagicMock(
+            return_value={
+                "pid": 78,
+                "retcode": 0,
+                "stderr": "",
+                "stdout": "India Standard Time",
+            }
+        )
 
-        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__utils__, {"reg.read_value": mock_read}):
+        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__salt__, {"cmd.run_all": mock_read}):
             self.assertEqual(win_timezone.get_offset(), "+0530")
 
     # 'get_zonecode' function tests: 1
@@ -72,9 +88,16 @@ def test_get_zonecode(self):
         """
         Test if it get current timezone (i.e. PST, MDT, etc)
         """
-        mock_read = MagicMock(return_value={"vdata": "India Standard Time"})
+        mock_read = MagicMock(
+            return_value={
+                "pid": 78,
+                "retcode": 0,
+                "stderr": "",
+                "stdout": "India Standard Time",
+            }
+        )
 
-        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__utils__, {"reg.read_value": mock_read}):
+        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__salt__, {"cmd.run_all": mock_read}):
             self.assertEqual(win_timezone.get_zonecode(), "IST")
 
     # 'set_zone' function tests: 1
@@ -83,13 +106,20 @@ def test_set_zone(self):
         """
         Test if it unlinks, then symlinks /etc/localtime to the set timezone.
         """
-        mock_cmd = MagicMock(
+        mock_write = MagicMock(
             return_value={"pid": 78, "retcode": 0, "stderr": "", "stdout": ""}
         )
-        mock_read = MagicMock(return_value={"vdata": "India Standard Time"})
+        mock_read = MagicMock(
+            return_value={
+                "pid": 78,
+                "retcode": 0,
+                "stderr": "",
+                "stdout": "India Standard Time",
+            }
+        )
 
-        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__salt__, {"cmd.run_all": mock_cmd}), patch.dict(
-            win_timezone.__utils__, {"reg.read_value": mock_read}
+        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__salt__, {"cmd.run_all": mock_write}), patch.dict(
+            win_timezone.__salt__, {"cmd.run_all": mock_read}
         ):
 
             self.assertTrue(win_timezone.set_zone("Asia/Calcutta"))
@@ -102,9 +132,16 @@ def test_zone_compare(self):
         the one set in /etc/localtime. Returns True if they match,
         and False if not. Mostly useful for running state checks.
         """
-        mock_read = MagicMock(return_value={"vdata": "India Standard Time"})
+        mock_read = MagicMock(
+            return_value={
+                "pid": 78,
+                "retcode": 0,
+                "stderr": "",
+                "stdout": "India Standard Time",
+            }
+        )
 
-        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__utils__, {"reg.read_value": mock_read}):
+        with patch.dict(win_timezone.__salt__, {"cmd.run_all": mock_read}):
             self.assertTrue(win_timezone.zone_compare("Asia/Calcutta"))
 
     # 'get_hwclock' function tests: 1