winutil/docs/dev/tweaks/Essential-Tweaks/Loc.md

# Disable Location Tracking

Last Updated: 2024-08-07


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## Description

Disables Location Tracking...DUH!

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<details>
<summary>Preview Code</summary>

```json
{
  "Content": "Disable Location Tracking",
  "Description": "Disables Location Tracking...DUH!",
  "category": "Essential Tweaks",
  "panel": "1",
  "Order": "a005_",
  "registry": [
    {
      "Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\CapabilityAccessManager\\ConsentStore\\location",
      "Name": "Value",
      "Type": "String",
      "Value": "Deny",
      "OriginalValue": "Allow"
    },
    {
      "Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Sensor\\Overrides\\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44}",
      "Name": "SensorPermissionState",
      "Type": "DWord",
      "Value": "0",
      "OriginalValue": "1"
    },
    {
      "Path": "HKLM:\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\lfsvc\\Service\\Configuration",
      "Name": "Status",
      "Type": "DWord",
      "Value": "0",
      "OriginalValue": "1"
    },
    {
      "Path": "HKLM:\\SYSTEM\\Maps",
      "Name": "AutoUpdateEnabled",
      "Type": "DWord",
      "Value": "0",
      "OriginalValue": "1"
    }
  ],
  "link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/Essential-Tweaks/Loc"
}
```

</details>

## Registry Changes
Applications and System Components store and retrieve configuration data to modify windows settings, so we can use the registry to change many settings in one place.


You can find information about the registry on [Wikipedia](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Windows_Registry) and [Microsoft's Website](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/registry).

### Registry Key: Value

**Type:** String

**Original Value:** Allow

**New Value:** Deny

### Registry Key: SensorPermissionState

**Type:** DWord

**Original Value:** 1

**New Value:** 0

### Registry Key: Status

**Type:** DWord

**Original Value:** 1

**New Value:** 0

### Registry Key: AutoUpdateEnabled

**Type:** DWord

**Original Value:** 1

**New Value:** 0



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[View the JSON file](https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/tree/main/config/tweaks.json)