Windows 10: Laptop detecting incorrect location

Hi, so I opened my laptop today and it has for some reason decided I am in Australia I live in the UK. This is the second time this has happened, the first it corrected itself after a few hours but the time zone on my laptop is locked in Adelaide and won't let me change saying I need to contact device administrator even though I am on the only, and administrator account. I can change the time manually but unfortunately I have a lot of apps that instead use my time zone to work out their timings and it is causing havoc with my scheduling tools so would ideally like to be able to change the

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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.

 

Incorrect Location being automatically detected

Hi Mosken-MSFT

Thank you for your response. I really appreciate your assistance.

1. I have proxy set to off
   
2. I am experiencing the issue being connected wirelessly
   
3. I tried your suggestion in step 3 and the problem still exists
   
4. I did clear the location history and restarted the location to no avail
   

Some additional information that I find interesting.



When I logged into my Microsoft account and did a Find My Device I get yet another address in California. 477 Catalina Way Vallejo, CA 94589.

Another attempt was 684 Catalina Cir, Vallejo, CA 94589

All in the same vicinity and all in California. I guess this eliminates what I thought was a problem with the apps.



Is it possible that in the past week there is another device out there that has the same MAC address as mine?

 

Laptop display does not detect itself

Hi,

In regards to your concern, since the second screen can't detect the display settings of your other laptop, we suggest that you perform the steps below and see if it helps:

• Go to Settings.
• Click on System.
• Under System, choose Display.
• Under Multiple displays, click on Duplicate these displays and apply.

Let us know the details so we could further help.