Windows 10: "Restart your pc to repair drive errors" and wrong location on weather app?? hacked?

Discus and support "Restart your pc to repair drive errors" and wrong location on weather app?? hacked? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; so this is pretty weird wen i booted up my pc in the morning it said it had to update something, wen it finished and rebooted i noticed a few things, 1... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/MidNight8, Mar 20, 2021.

  1. "Restart your pc to repair drive errors" and wrong location on weather app?? hacked?


    so this is pretty weird wen i booted up my pc in the morning it said it had to update something, wen it finished and rebooted i noticed a few things, 1 it told me there were issues with my c drive and i need to restart it to repair it, and another weird thing is my weather app is showing a different location and not mine, even when i use precise location it shows Tampa florida, im in massachusetts :/ wen i use google chrome it says my real location, wen i use microsoft edge it still shows florida this is wierd and kind of concerning

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    /u/MidNight8, Mar 20, 2021
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  2. Weather Settings are showing wrong forecast

    Let us double check your Location privacy settings by following these steps:

    • Click Start Menu and type Location Privacy settings.
    • Turn on Location.
    • Make sure that location for Weather and Calendar apps are also enabled.
    • Restart your PC.
    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Antoneth Ber, Mar 20, 2021
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  3. Location incorrect in weather app and find my device

    Windows 10 has several settings that control access to a device's location. They can be found under:

    Settings -> Privacy -> Location

    The first two settings are called Location and Location service. If either one is turned off, then Windows will NOT REVEAL your location to apps that ask.
    Location is a system-wide setting, and if turned on, then
    Location service
    controls location access for the current user only.

    • Make sure that Location and Location service are both turned on.

    The next setting lets you specify a Default location to be used whenever Windows cannot determine your location with any degree of accuracy or confidence. I'll come back to this setting in a moment.

    This is followed by a way to Clear your location history stored on this device, as well as
    some links to manage or review information concerning your location online.

    After that, you should see a list of Apps. This is where you can allow or deny location access on a per-app basis.

    • Make sure this setting is turned on for the "Weather App" and "Find My Device".

    Please note that despite having identical names, this more general Windows 10
    Default location
    setting does NOT work in the same way as the Default location setting in the Weather App. The Weather App will
    always use its default location if one is specified. Windows 10 only uses its more general default location setting if all else fails. I have devised an experiment, which exploits that difference. I think it should be able to identify the
    underlying location problem on your system.

    1. Start the Weather App and select the Settings tab. Make sure that
      Launch Location is set to "Always detect my location".
      Exit the Weather App.
    2. Go to the general Windows 10 Settings -> Privacy -> Location and temporarily set your
      Default Location to somewhere that's way off - wrong by thousands of miles (let's say Timbuktu in Mali).
    3. Note which of the following networks are up and accessible form your Surface Pro 2017:

      (a) Ethernet, (b) Wi-Fi, (c) Bluetooth, (d) cell phone connectivity (via optional LTE-Advanced modem).
    4. Start the Weather App again and select the Favorites tab. Make a note of the first listed favorite (the Launch Location), and exit the Weather App.
    5. If it is Timbuktu (Windows hasn't got a clue where you are), then go to Step 9.
    6. If it is Cape Coral (Windows THINKS it knows where you are, but it's WRONG), then go to Step 8.
    7. If it is Knoxville (Windows got it right), then the
      Location Service works correctly when Windows has access to the infrastructure of the networks you noted as available in Step 3. Go to Step 8.
    8. To reproduce the problem and perhaps isolate the cause, disable all the networks listed in Step 3. Then re-enable each of the networks ONE AT A TIME, repeating the steps from Step 3 each time. If you ever get to Step 6, then the one-and-only enabled network
      that time is the SOURCE OF YOUR PROBLEM. If you ever get to Step 7, then ADD the one-and-only enabled network that time to YOUR LIST of reliable location sources.

      SOLUTION A:

      (a) Ensre that a network on YOUR LIST of reliable location sources is up and available.

      (b) Whenever you require an accurate location, ensure that the network observed to be the SOURCE OF YOUR PROBLEM is neither up nor available.
    9. Using the infrastructure of the networks you noted as available in Step 3, Windows was not able to determine your location with any degree of accuracy or confidence. Enable as many of the networks listed in Step 3 as you can. Restart the experiment at Step
      3. If you still end up here, then you MUST EITHER modify the general Windows 10
      Default location
      setting every time you need an accurate location OR ...

      SOLUTION B:

      Move back to Cape Coral, Florida.

      Phew!
     
    Christopher Jeffrey Benson, Mar 20, 2021
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  4. "Restart your pc to repair drive errors" and wrong location on weather app?? hacked?

    Weather Channel app on PC

    Hi,

    For us to isolate your concern, we'd like you to provide the following information:

    • Are you using the built-in Weather app or you have downloaded a
      Weather Channel app from Windows Store?
    • Have you check if Location services is enabled on your device?
      • To check if Location services is enabled, Open Settings, select
        Privacy and then click Location.
    • What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
    We'd appreciate any additional information you may provide.
     
    Eugene deV, Mar 20, 2021
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