Windows 10: Maps location is broken, no matter what steps I find on the internet to fix it!

Discus and support Maps location is broken, no matter what steps I find on the internet to fix it! in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Maps shows me in a very small town for the last few weeks. I have never been close to there. I have moved from Patterson WA, to Mt Hood Or, then to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by BigBillSanDiego, Sep 27, 2022.

  1. Maps location is broken, no matter what steps I find on the internet to fix it!


    Maps shows me in a very small town for the last few weeks. I have never been close to there. I have moved from Patterson WA, to Mt Hood Or, then to Rainier Or and now to Tillamook Or. Maps still shows me in someplace called Hoquaim Wa, around 106 miles north of my current location. I have reset the maps app, changed the default location, turned location services on and off and back on. Rebooted. Uninstalled my VPN software just in case Googled everything about maps and bad location, followed all the "fix" steps, none of them actually fix it. My laptop doesn't have GPS, I even boug

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    BigBillSanDiego, Sep 27, 2022
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  2. my location on maps app is wrong.

    Hi Don,

    I suggest you to follow the below methods and check if it helps.

    Kindly follow the below steps and check if it helps.

    • Type Location privacy settings in search bar
      and click on Location privacy settings.
    • Here you can enable/disable the Location.
    • You may try to Enable/Disable the Maps app to use the
      location
      or not from the apps list.

    Please get back to us with an update on this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

    Thank you.
     
    Karthicka_R, Sep 27, 2022
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  3. AMD stepping is it fixed?

    the stepping is fixed its built in to the cpu is like a revision on a chip....i think you mean multiplyer?
     
    Athlon2K15, Sep 27, 2022
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  4. Maps location is broken, no matter what steps I find on the internet to fix it!

    Maps app can not determine my location

    Hi Ron, my name is Martin and I'm an Independent Advisor. I'll try to help you here.

    I suggest that you follow the steps provided below:

    1. Press and hold Windows + I buttons and open Settings.

    2. Look for the Location tab and click on it.

    3. On the left side, look for “Allow apps to access your location”.

    4. Toggle ON the switch below.

    5. Scroll down to see the list of app that you allow access to your location.

    6. Look for Maps to make sure that the switch in ON.
     
    Martin Jenkinss, Sep 27, 2022
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