From 1142ad9ff7ee0d641e6e2f29732cd88d84bfd70d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CristianD <ostro.ostroveni@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:46:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1

---
 WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1 | 56 +++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1 b/WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1
index 7b2d3e6..9fbfa8f 100644
--- a/WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1
+++ b/WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1
@@ -1,43 +1,27 @@
-<#
-.SYNOPSIS
-    Enables Windows Master Location Services and app-level location access.
-#>
-
-# 1. Close Settings app to force a UI refresh when reopened
+# 1. Terminate Settings app to allow clean reload
 Stop-Process -Name "SystemSettings" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-# 2. Configure and start the Geolocation Service (lfsvc)
-Write-Output "Configuring Geolocation service (lfsvc)..."
-Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc" -Name "Start" -Value 2 -Type DWord -Force
-Start-Service -Name "lfsvc" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+# 2. Configure and start lfsvc service
+sc.exe config lfsvc start= auto
+sc.exe start lfsvc
 
-# 3. Set service configuration status flag
-$svcConfigPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration"
-if (-not (Test-Path $svcConfigPath)) { New-Item -Path$svcConfigPath -Force | Out-Null }
-Set-ItemProperty -Path $svcConfigPath -Name "Status" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force
+# 3. Enable Master Machine Location Access (HKLM)
+reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" /v "Value" /t REG_SZ /d "Allow" /f
 
-# 4. Remove any conflicting local policies
-$policyPaths = @(
-    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LocationAndSensors",
-    "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LocationAndSensors"
-)
-foreach ($path in$policyPaths) {
-    if (Test-Path $path) {
-        Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "DisableLocation" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-        Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "DisableLocationScripting" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-        Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "DisableSensors" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    }
-}
+# 4. Enable User Profile Location Access (HKCU)
+reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" /v "Value" /t REG_SZ /d "Allow" /f
 
-# 5. Enable Master Device-Level Location Switch (HKLM)
-$hklmConsentPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"
-if (-not (Test-Path $hklmConsentPath)) { New-Item -Path$hklmConsentPath -Force | Out-Null }
-Set-ItemProperty -Path $hklmConsentPath -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
+# 5. Enable internal service configuration flag
+reg.exe add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration" /v "Status" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
 
-# 6. Enable User-Level Location Switch (HKCU and all loaded user hives)
-$hkcuConsentPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"
-if (-not (Test-Path $hkcuConsentPath)) { New-Item -Path$hkcuConsentPath -Force | Out-Null }
-Set-ItemProperty -Path $hkcuConsentPath -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
+# 6. Enable Windows Sensor platform permissions
+reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Sensor\Permissions\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44}" /v "SensorPermissionState" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
 
-$userSids = Get-ChildItem "Registry::HKEY_USERS" | Where-Object { $_.PSChildName -match "^S-1-5-21-\d+-\d+-\d+-\d+$" }
-foreach ($sid in$user`
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+# 7. Remove Group Policy overrides if present
+reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LocationAndSensors" /v "DisableLocation" /f 2>$null
+reg.exe delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LocationAndSensors" /v "DisableLocation" /f 2>$null
+reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LocationAndSensors" /v "DisableLocationScripting" /f 2>$null
+reg.exe delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LocationAndSensors" /v "DisableLocationScripting" /f 2>$null
+
+# 8. Restart service to apply immediately
+Restart-Service -Name "lfsvc" -Force
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