How to Stop Windows 10 from Tracking Your Location
51How to Stop Windows 10 from Tracking Your Location.
Windows 10 includes a whole bunch of new privacy settings, all are important in their own right, but perhaps none so much as the location settings. If you’re privacy-conscious, you will definitely want to investigate them further.
If you don't like the idea of your Windows 10 PC knowing your location all the time, you can quickly adjust your settings to turn it off. You can choose to disable location tracking for just your user account or for every user account on your computer, and we are here to walk you through it.
On Windows 10, location-based reminders, maps, shopping, restaurant, and other apps require to track your location to work as intended, but if you’re concerned about your privacy, Windows 10 offers an easy way to disable this feature.
Using the Settings app, you can disable location for your account and apps, or you can also turn off location tracking per applications. However, if you want to stop Cortana from knowing your location, you’ll need to disable the feature entirely.
In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to stop Windows 10 and apps from tracking your location on your device.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).