This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allow location override to use location from remote connection instead of this device for your account in Windows 11.
Microsoft operates a location service that helps determine the precise geographic location of your Windows device. The precise location of your device allows apps to give you directions, show shops and restaurants that are near you, and more.
Instead of using your device’s GPS or Wi-Fi signals for location, you can allow location override, which will let apps use the location of a remote device. For example, when using Remote Desktop, you can find local printers around your client device instead of near the server that’s hosting the virtual machine you’ve connected to.
For the Allow location override setting to work, the Location services setting for both the local and remote devices needs to be turned on. Additionally, the app being used to manage the remote connection should have been allowed access to use location.
Reference:
Windows location service and privacy - Microsoft Support
Find out how the Windows location service works and how to change the location privacy settings.
support.microsoft.com
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off "Allow location override" in Settings
- Option Two: Turn On or Off "Allow location override" using REG file
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Privacy & security on the left side, and click/tap on Location on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Turn On (default) or Off Allow location override for what you want. (see screenshot below)
4 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want.
2 Turn On "Allow location override"
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_ON_allow_locaiton_override_for_current_user.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CPSS\Store\UserLocationOverridePrivacySetting]
"Value"=dword:000000013 Turn Off "Allow location override"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_OFF_allow_locaiton_override_for_current_user.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CPSS\Store\UserLocationOverridePrivacySetting]
"Value"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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