Update WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1

WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1

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-# 1. Terminate the Settings app process so it clears its cache
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Enables Windows Master Location Services and app-level location access.
+#>
+
+# 1. Close Settings app to force a UI refresh when reopened
 Stop-Process -Name "SystemSettings" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-# 2. Set HKLM Device-wide consent
+# 2. Configure and start the Geolocation Service (lfsvc)
-New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" -Force | Out-Null
+Write-Output "Configuring Geolocation service (lfsvc)..."
-Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
+Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc" -Name "Start" -Value 2 -Type DWord -Force
+Start-Service -Name "lfsvc" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-# 3. Set the Geolocation service operational status flag to Active (1)
+# 3. Set service configuration status flag
-New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration" -Force | Out-Null
+$svcConfigPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration"
-Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration" -Name "Status" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force
+if (-not (Test-Path $svcConfigPath)) { New-Item -Path$svcConfigPath -Force | Out-Null }
+Set-ItemProperty -Path $svcConfigPath -Name "Status" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force
+
+# 4. Remove any conflicting local policies
+$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 $path -Name "DisableSensors" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+}
+
+# 5. Enable Master Device-Level Location Switch (HKLM)
+$hklmConsentPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"
+if (-not (Test-Path $hklmConsentPath)) { New-Item -Path$hklmConsentPath -Force | Out-Null }
+Set-ItemProperty -Path $hklmConsentPath -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
+
+# 6. Enable User-Level Location Switch (HKCU and all loaded user hives)
+$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
 
-# 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 $userSids) {
+foreach ($sid in$user`
-    $targetPath = "Registry::HKEY_USERS\$($sid.PSChildName)\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"
-    if (-not (Test-Path $targetPath)) {
-        New-Item -Path $targetPath -Force | Out-Null
-    }
-    Set-ItemProperty -Path $targetPath -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -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"