How to fix the error does not enable GPS on Windows 10

The GPS or Location Service feature on Windows 10 is the same location positioning service as on Android or iPhone. This feature will serve mapping applications such as Windows Maps, or applications that need to locate other locations.

To turn on Location Service feature on Windows 10 is very simple, just go to Settings, Privacy management and then select Location and turn on the Location Service item to be okay. However, many people fail to enable the GPS feature on the computer. So how to fix Location Service on Windows 10?

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How to fix errors enable Location Service Windows 10

Step 1:

Press Windows + R key combination to open the Run window and enter the keyword regedit and click OK to access.

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Step 2:

In the Register Editor interface, users access the directories according to the path below.

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServiceslfsvcTriggerInfo3 

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Right-click on the folder named 3 and select Delete to delete this folder. Then restart the computer.

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Step 3:

Continue to press Windows + R to open the Run dialog box and enter the keywords services.msc and press Enter.

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Step 4:

In the Services interface, find the Geolocation Service and double-click on the service.

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A new dialog box appears. In the Startup type section, select Automatic in the drop down list. Finally click the Start button and click Apply to activate this service on the computer.

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Now go back to the Location Service feature in the Windows Settings interface to turn it back on.

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Thus, we have fixed the error of not enabling the GPS to locate location, Location Service feature on Windows 10 computer. It is possible to change the setting that you accidentally turn off the Geolocation Service, resulting in the GPS not being turned on on the computer.

See more:

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I wish you all success!