how to turn off location permissions for windows web experience pack?


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hi, after the 24h2 update i lost the option to turn off location for windows web experience pack, i don't use widgets so it's annoying (730 requests) , Is there a way to turn it off?. I need location permissions so can't turn it off completely

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I think these are the directions I followed.
  1. Go to Start > Settings > Privacy > Location.
  2. Do one of the following: To control location for the whole device if you're an administrator on the device, select Change, and then in the Location for this device message, switch the setting to On or Off.
 

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hoangqy said:
Is there a way to turn it off?
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You can try to uninstall it as well as widgets.
Code: 
winget uninstall "windows web experience pack"
start "" /wait C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe "Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -PackageTypeFilter Bundle -Name "Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime" | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers"
 

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p5200 said:
I think these are the directions I followed.
  1. Go to Start > Settings > Privacy > Location.
  2. Do one of the following: To control location for the whole device if you're an administrator on the device, select Change, and then in the Location for this device message, switch the setting to On or Off.
Click to expand...
I just want to turn off this app location permission, on version 23h2 it is there but on version 24h2 it is not 🤦‍♂️
 

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TairikuOkami said:
You can try to uninstall it as well as widgets.
Code: 
winget uninstall "windows web experience pack"
start "" /wait C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe "Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -PackageTypeFilter Bundle -Name "Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime" | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers"
Click to expand...
i tried to delete it but after few windows updates it reappeared 😢
 

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This disables or enable widgets not for sure if it will stay or not. I've used it but, haven't recieved any updates since.
 

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hoangqy said:
hi, after the 24h2 update i lost the option to turn off location for windows web experience pack, i don't use widgets so it's annoying (730 requests) , Is there a way to turn it off?. I need location permissions so can't turn it off completely

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www.elevenforum.com

Enable or Disable Allow Location Override in Windows 11

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Add Turn On or Off Location Services Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add a turn on or off "Location Services" context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Location Services context menu added by this tutorial will allow you to quickly turn on or turn off location services for the device (all users) or for apps...
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The second option might be more suitable for you.
 

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OAT said:
www.elevenforum.com

Enable or Disable Allow Location Override in Windows 11

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Add Turn On or Off Location Services Context Menu in Windows 11

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www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

The second option might be more suitable for you.
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But this is turning it off for everything? I just want to be able to turn off location access to the specific app.
 

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justdoit1 said:
But this is turning it off for everything? I just want to be able to turn off location access to the specific app
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Windows Web Experience Pack is tied in to Edge and the OS itself.
Short of uninstalling Edge, I am unaware of a way to disable location services for it specifically.

Note: I have location services disabled on my systems with no undesirable consequences.
You might have to set up -weather, maps etc.- manually and keep in mind that turning location services off
also blocks access to network devices preventing some 3rd party apps from working properly.
It might be worth experimenting with.
 

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