Location Privacy


  1. Kishvand
    Posts : 42
    Windows 10 x64
       New #1

    Location Privacy


    Hello
    Long time ago I was using these keys to disable or turn off privacy / location:

    ;Location Device Off
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration]
    "Status"=dword:00000000

    ;Location Service Off
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeviceAccess\Global\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44}]
    "Value"="Deny"
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Sensor\Permissions\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44}]
    "SensorPermissionState"=dword:00000000

    I found this post:
    Turn On or Off Location Services in Windows 10
    And it works now on 1903, but it seems that my keys above are no longer working on 1903.
    Am I right? Are above keys obsolete and no longer being used?
    thanks
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  3. Brink
    Posts : 68,997
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       New #2

    Currently, what is in the tutorial are the registry values that get changed when changing them in Settings for Windows 10 version 1903.

    It looks like you were going about it by disabling a service and other items instead that don't appear to affect this anymore.
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