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30 lines
1.5 KiB
PowerShell
30 lines
1.5 KiB
PowerShell
# 1. Close Settings so it re-reads registry values upon opening
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Stop-Process -Name "SystemSettings" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
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# 2. Set the Master Location switch (the exact UAC-protected toggle)
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$overrideKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Sensor\Overrides\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44}"
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if (-not (Test-Path $overrideKey)) {
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New-Item -Path $overrideKey -Force | Out-Null
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}
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Set-ItemProperty -Path $overrideKey -Name "SensorPermissionState" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force
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# 3. Allow Machine-level location capability
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$hklmConsent = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"
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if (-not (Test-Path $hklmConsent)) {
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New-Item -Path $hklmConsent -Force | Out-Null
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}
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Set-ItemProperty -Path $hklmConsent -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
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# 4. Allow User-level location capability for the current profile
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$hkcuConsent = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location"
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if (-not (Test-Path $hkcuConsent)) {
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New-Item -Path $hkcuConsent -Force | Out-Null
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}
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Set-ItemProperty -Path $hkcuConsent -Name "Value" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
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# 5. Enable and start the Geolocation Service (lfsvc)
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Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc" -Name "Start" -Value 2 -Type DWord -Force
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Start-Service -Name "lfsvc" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
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# 6. Reopen Settings directly to the Location page to view the updated toggle
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Start-Process "ms-settings:privacy-location" |