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WindowsLocationEnable/WindowsLocationServicesON.ps1
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# 1. Terminate the Settings app process so it clears its cache
Stop-Process -Name "SystemSettings" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# 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
# 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
# 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 $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"