Update WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1

WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1

@@ -1,28 +1,30 @@
-# 1. Kill Settings app so it doesn't hold the UI state in memory
+# 1. Close Settings so it re-reads registry values upon opening
 Stop-Process -Name "SystemSettings" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-# 2. Make sure lfsvc is running
+# 2. Set the Master Location switch (the exact UAC-protected toggle)
-sc.exe config lfsvc start= auto
+$overrideKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Sensor\Overrides\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44}"
-sc.exe start lfsvc
+if (-not (Test-Path $overrideKey)) {
-
+    New-Item -Path $overrideKey -Force | Out-Null
-# 3. Call the Windows.System.SystemLocationAccess WinRT API directly
-[Windows.System.SystemLocationAccess, Windows.System, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null
-$asyncOp = [Windows.System.SystemLocationAccess]::RequestAccessAsync()
-
-# Wait for the async task to complete
-while ($asyncOp.Status -eq [Windows.Foundation.AsyncStatus]::Started) {
-    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 100
 }
+Set-ItemProperty -Path $overrideKey -Name "SensorPermissionState" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force
 
-$result = $asyncOp.GetResults()
+# 3. Allow Machine-level location capability
-Write-Host "System Location Access Result: $result"
+$hklmConsent = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"
+if (-not (Test-Path $hklmConsent)) {
+    New-Item -Path $hklmConsent -Force | Out-Null
+}
+Set-ItemProperty -Path $hklmConsent -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
 
-# 4. Set both Machine and User Consent Store keys
+# 4. Allow User-level location capability for the current profile
-reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" /v "Value" /t REG_SZ /d "Allow" /f
+$hkcuConsent = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"
-reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" /v "Value" /t REG_SZ /d "Allow" /f
+if (-not (Test-Path $hkcuConsent)) {
+    New-Item -Path $hkcuConsent -Force | Out-Null
+}
+Set-ItemProperty -Path $hkcuConsent -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
 
-# 5. Restart lfsvc to reload the state
+# 5. Enable and start the Geolocation Service (lfsvc)
-Restart-Service -Name "lfsvc" -Force
+Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc" -Name "Start" -Value 2 -Type DWord -Force
+Start-Service -Name "lfsvc" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-# 6. Reopen Settings directly to the Location page
+# 6. Reopen Settings directly to the Location page to view the updated toggle
 Start-Process "ms-settings:privacy-location"