From 3a72e64cc714ec6d224a484f0f9326459d4e8d6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CristianD <ostro.ostroveni@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:42:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1

---
 WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1 | 43 +++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1 b/WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1
index 31e08f8..e7ee309 100644
--- a/WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1
+++ b/WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1
@@ -1,33 +1,26 @@
-# 1. Kill the Settings app completely so it re-queries state on open
+# 1. Terminate the Settings app process so it clears its cache
 Stop-Process -Name "SystemSettings" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-# 2. Fix the Geolocation service dependencies and permissions
-sc.exe config RpcSs start= auto
-sc.exe start RpcSs
+# 2. Set HKLM Device-wide consent
+New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" -Force | Out-Null
+Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
 
-sc.exe config lfsvc start= auto
-sc.exe start lfsvc
+# 3. Set the Geolocation service operational status flag to Active (1)
+New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration" -Force | Out-Null
+Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration" -Name "Status" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force
 
-# 3. Force the Location Broker Configuration and Consent Flags
-$regTweaks = @(
-    # Master switch registry path for Windows 11
-    @{ Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"; Name = "Value"; Value = "Allow"; Type = "String" },
-    @{ Path = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"; Name = "Value"; Value = "Allow"; Type = "String" },
-    # Sensor system permissions
-    @{ Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Sensor\Permissions\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44}"; Name = "SensorPermissionState"; Value = 1; Type = "DWord" },
-    # Geolocation internal provider state
-    @{ Path = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration"; Name = "Status"; Value = 1; Type = "DWord" },
-    # Clear MDM/Policy blocks if present
-    @{ Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\System\AllowLocation"; Name = "value"; Value = 1; Type = "DWord" }
-)
-
-foreach ($tweak in $regTweaks) {
-    if (-not (Test-Path $tweak.Path)) {
-        New-Item -Path $tweak.Path -Force | Out-Null
+# 4. Set HKCU User consent for all active user hives on the machine
+$userSids = Get-ChildItem "Registry::HKEY_USERS" | Where-Object { $_.PSChildName -match "^S-1-5-21-\d+-\d+-\d+-\d+$" }
+foreach ($sid in $userSids) {
+    $targetPath = "Registry::HKEY_USERS\$($sid.PSChildName)\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"
+    if (-not (Test-Path $targetPath)) {
+        New-Item -Path $targetPath -Force | Out-Null
     }
-    Set-ItemProperty -Path $tweak.Path -Name $tweak.Name -Value $tweak.Value -Type $tweak.Type -Force
+    Set-ItemProperty -Path $targetPath -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
 }
 
-# 4. Restart Explorer and launch Settings directly back to Location
-Stop-Process -Name "explorer" -Force
+# 5. Restart the Geolocation service cleanly to reload registry state
+Restart-Service -Name "lfsvc" -Force
+
+# 6. Re-open the Location Settings page
 Start-Process "ms-settings:privacy-location"
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