How to enable/disable the Windows 10 location service?
In this article we will learn how to turn ON or OFF the Windows 10 location service and better manage your privacy.- Article authored by Kunal Chowdhury on .
In this article we will learn how to turn ON or OFF the Windows 10 location service and better manage your privacy.- Article authored by Kunal Chowdhury on .
The "Location Service" of Windows 10 allows your system to use your device's capabilities to determine the current location and allow applications to use that location. Denying this access blocks Windows from providing location data to Store apps and desktop apps.
If you are concerned about your privacy and do not want to share your location information with Microsoft and other 3rd party apps and services, here's how you can turn it OFF.
Once the location service has been disabled, the Windows features, services, and all other applications won't have access to your location data.
Once the location service has been enabled, the Windows features, services, and all other applications will regain access to your location data if not turned OFF individually.
In the next post, we will discuss how you can individually block application access to location service.