Set default format of datetimepicker as dd-MM-yyyy

Question

I have a datetimepicker which on loading of windows form shows me format in \'MM-dd-yyyy\',

as follows:

Answer 1

Ammending as "optional Answer". If you don't need to programmatically solve the problem, here goes the "visual way" in VS2012.

In Visual Studio, you can set custom format directly from the properties Panel:

First Set the "Format" property to: "Custom"; Secondly, set your custom format to: "dd-MM-yyyy";