Location services are enabled by default in Windows 10. These services are required for some apps and features to work properly like maps, Cortana, etc. However, if you want to turn these settings off, Windows 10 allows you to easily toggle themoff from the Settings menu. Followingare the steps to help you turn off location services for specific apps or for all the user accounts in Windows 10.

How to disablelocation services for particular apps

You can prevent apps from accessing your location data from Settings. Here's how:

Log on to your Windows 10 device using an admin account.Go toStart Menu> click onSettings.Click onPrivacyand go toLocation.In here, scroll down toChoose apps that can use your location;and use the toggles to choose apps that can access your location.

Turn off location services for the device:

If, however, you want to turn off location services for your device, you can do so by:

Clicking on theChangebutton.ToggleLocation for this deviceoff here.

That was it!

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