PC says I'm in a different country when I'm not

ainsley · 09 Sep 2018

So since a few days ago my PC has been really weird. First of all it wouldnt connect to my wifi properly, then i was on chrome a few days later and it said i was in holland ( I'm in the UK), then it said i was in the seychelles. some sites seemed to think the former, and some the latter. but google maps showed me in the uk, where i actually am. I AM NOT USING A VPN. i checked multiple times. and since then a lot of stuff has been going wrong - incredibly slow load times, i couldn't load SCUM, etc. I have no idea what to do

bobkn · 09 Sep 2018

Windows settings, Time and Language, Region.

How old is the PC? I wonder if your CMOS backup battery may need replacement.

Later: Scratch the CMOS battery thing. I was stupid. The locale isn't one of the things saved in the BIOS.

TairikuOkami · 09 Sep 2018

What antivirus do you use? Some include VPN by default.
It could be also within browser extensions, try to disable all.

When it happens again, check your current IP, the problems definitely sound like some free VPN.

ainsley · 09 Sep 2018

The pc is new this year, so so it's not that. I'll check the settings

dalchina · 09 Sep 2018

There are several VPN extensions available for Chrome
5 Best Chrome VPN Extensions Reviewed for 2018

Try Edge (e.g.) and see what
https://whatismyipaddress.com/
reports.

bro67 · 09 Sep 2018

It really depends on where your ISP is hosting your IP for the DNS out of. It happens here in the U.S. A ISP may have a list of IP's out of one state or region and you could be in another.

Win10Pro · 10 Sep 2018

ainsley said:

First of all it wouldnt connect to my wifi properly

Could the problem lie within your router, then? Maybe use your smartphone as a temporary hotspot to see it the country issue persists.

ainsley · 13 Sep 2018

Thanks for the help guys, i tried it all and it still carried on... But it seems to have sorted itself out now. No idea what happened.