Follow these steps to turn on location for the legacy version of Microsoft Edge:. Under Choose which apps can access your precise location , switch the Microsoft Edge setting to On. Learn more about location and privacy in the new Microsoft Edge. When Location services is turned on, to help us provide location services, Microsoft records the precise location of mobile cell towers and Wi-Fi access points if your device has GPS capability.
Under Notification area , select Select which icons show on the taskbar. Turn the Location Notification setting On or Off. To control location for just your user account, switch the Allow apps to access your location setting to On or Off. Note that in previous versions of Windows, this setting was called Location service. On Windows 10 PCs, you can add or remove the Location tile from the notification area at the far right of the taskbar. Here's how:.
Under Quick actions , select Edit your quick actions. Turn each app on or off where it appears under Choose which apps can access your precise location. On a device, each person can do the same for their own accounts. Privacy Windows 11 Windows 10 More How the location settings work Location services is a device-wide setting that can be controlled by the device administrator.
Do one of the following: If you're an administrator on the device, you can use the Location services setting to control whether the location service can be used on this device.
Location history Some Windows apps and services that use location info also use your location history. The Windows Maps app will open. Follow the instructions to set or change your default location. Location for websites in Microsoft Edge When location is turned on for Microsoft Edge, you still have control over which websites can access your device location. Learn more about location and privacy in Microsoft Edge How we build the location services database If Location services in turned on and your device has GPS capability, Microsoft will record the location of mobile cell towers and Wi-Fi access points to help us provide location services,.
How the location settings work The device location setting enables certain Windows features such as auto-setting the time zone or Find my device to function properly. Select Manage the information Cortana can access from this device. Turn the Location setting to Off.
Microsoft Edge When location is turned on for Microsoft Edge, you still have control over which websites can access your device location.
Turn on Allow access to location on this device. Turn on Allow apps to access your location. Turn on Allow desktop apps to access your location if present. Learn more about location and privacy in the new Microsoft Edge How we build the location services database When Location services is turned on, to help us provide location services, Microsoft records the precise location of mobile cell towers and Wi-Fi access points if your device has GPS capability. On Windows 10 Mobile: Go to Settings.
Turn Show location icon on or off. Add, remove, or move the Location tile. Select Location to turn it on or off. Follow the instructions to change your default location. Need more help? Join the discussion.
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Do nothing, or dismiss the notification. If the download is expected and all's well, let the notification go away on its own after the download completes. Or, select the arrow in the upper right of the notification to move it to action center. Cancel the download. To put the brakes on a download that's already started, select Cancel download , then select Cancel download again to confirm.
Block the app. Don't want the app to download online-only files? Blocking apps could make them unstable. If you trust an app and open online-only files with it frequently, don't block it. Tip: Don't want notifications for automatic file downloads? Windows 10 More Notes: Blocking apps could make them unstable. Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful?
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