This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Notify when apps request location" 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.
Many apps and services request location information from your device, and the Windows location service gives you control over which apps are allowed to access your precise location.
Starting with Windows 11 build 25977 (Canary), Microsoft added a toggle to turn on or off "Notify when apps request location" to help you manage which apps have access to the list of Wi-Fi networks around you, which could be used to determine your location.
To simplify the process of sharing your location with trusted apps, Microsoft has also added a new prompt that will appear the first time an app attempts to access your location or Wi-Fi information. This prompt will enable location services and allow the app to access your location, helping you complete tasks such as finding directions or checking the weather without navigating to Settings. Additionally, the prompt will notify when an app unexpectedly requests access to location services so that you can deny it. If you never want apps to access your location, you can turn off ‘Notify when apps request location’ on the Location Settings page to hide these prompts when location has been turned off.
Once you have granted permission, apps that use location or Wi-Fi information will now appear in Recent activity on the Location page, and the location icon will show in the taskbar while the app is in-use. This will help you better monitor when apps are using this information.
If you turn off "Notify when apps request location", you won't be notified if an app is blocked from accessing your location. Some apps might stop working as expected.
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off "Notify when apps request location" in Settings
- Option Two: Turn On or Off "Notify when apps request location" using REG file
EXAMPLE: "Let Windows and apps access your location" notification
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 Notify when apps request location 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 "Notify when apps request location"
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_notify_when_apps_request_location_for_current_user.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location]
"ShowGlobalPrompts"=dword:000000013 Turn Off "Notify when apps request location"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_OFF_notify_when_apps_request_location_for_current_user.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location]
"ShowGlobalPrompts"=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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