Windows 10: fake location

Discus and support fake location in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I live in rural Pennsylvania, however, I continue to receive advertisements, my local weather, and other information for Shipman, Virginia. I've never... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by MP1roadglider, Nov 13, 2018.

  1. fake location


    I live in rural Pennsylvania, however, I continue to receive advertisements, my local weather, and other information for Shipman, Virginia. I've never been there, have no idea where Shipman is, but when I click on "find my location" for example in the weather section, I continue to get Shipman, VA. How do I eliminate Shipman, VA once and for all, and get my current location instead?

    :)
     
    MP1roadglider, Nov 13, 2018
    #1

  2. Location service is greyed out

    Hi Shahriar,

    Thank you for responding.

    Sorry for the inconvenience caused for you, I suggest you to try the below troubleshooting steps and check If it helps.

    Step 1: Steps to turn on the Location settings.

    • Login as an administrator.
    • Press Windows key, type Location settings and select
      Change location settings.
    • Check whether Location for this device is On by clicking on
      Change
      .
    • Also turn on Location as well.

    Step 2: And as you are unable to set the service Geolocation service to automatic, I suggest you to run SFC scan and check.

    System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

    Follow the below steps:


    • Right click on the Start button, click on
      Command Prompt (Admin).

    • Type “sfc /scannow” without the quotes and hit
      Enter.

    • After the scan, restart the computer and check for the issue.

    Try to set the service to automatic by following the steps provided in the above post by Praveen Venugopal.

    Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of the issue, we will be happy to help you.
     
    Deepika Gowda, Nov 13, 2018
    #2
  3. Karen Her Win User
    Location setting

    Hi,



    This issue could occur due to incorrect location settings or it would depend on your IP address. We suggest you to check the location settings of your PC, and check if it helps. Here are the steps:

    • Click the Start button, and select Settings.
    • Go to Privacy, and choose Location.
    • Make sure that the Location service is On.


    If issue persists, then it has something to do with your IP address. It’s because the location detected depends on the location set on your IP address.



    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Karen Her, Nov 13, 2018
    #3
  4. jds63 Win User

    fake location

    directx 12 fake?


    Thanks, i have tried that recently no change, as i kept the old driver in these cases. Next step is to try to reinstall this game. Any settings changes do nothing in game. Weird how has not happened throughout half the game till i reach this mission only in game all others before were fine.

    Notice back round, especially the trees being doubled plus off colors.


    fake location [​IMG]
     
    jds63, Nov 13, 2018
    #4
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