Location tracking is enabled by default on your Windows 10 computer. However, you can easily Disable Location Tracking in Windows 10, both globally and for specific apps.
Disable Location Tracking in Windows 10
The Location Tracking feature in Windows 10 is basically designed to allow maps and other location based Apps to provide you with shopping, restaurant and other recommendations based on your location.
Windows 10 keeps storing your location information in a database and makes this information available to different apps on your computer that request access to such information.
For example, the Weather App can deliver local weather forecasts based on your current location and the Maps App makes use of location services feature in Windows 10 to provide you with directions.
However, in case you do not like the idea of Windows 10 tracking your location all the time, you can easily disable Location Tracking in Windows 10.
Steps to Disable Location Tracking in Windows 10
1. Click on the Start button and then click on the Settings Icon.
2. On the Settings screen, click on the Privacy option.
3. On the Privacy screen, click on the Location option in the side menu and then click on the Change button. On the pop-up that appears, toggle OFF the option for Location for this device (See image below).
This will completely turn OFF location services on your Windows 10 computer.
Enable or Disable Location Tracking For Specific Apps in Windows 10
In case you do not want to disable location tracking completely on your computer, you can enable or disable location tracking for specific apps by following the steps below.
1. Click on the Start button and then click on the Settings Icon.
2. On the Settings screen, click on Privacy.
3. On the Privacy screen, click on Location in the side menu and then scroll down and disable Location Services for specific apps by moving the toggle next to the Apps to ON or OFF position (See image below).
As you can see in the image above, we have enabled Location Tracking for the Maps App on our computer, while disabling Location Services for the Camera, in order to prevent Windows 10 from attaching location based information to Photos.
Clear Location History in Windows 10
Since Location Tracking was previously enabled on your computer, all your Location Data is still stored on your device. Hence, follow the steps below to Delete or Clear Location History on your computer.
1. Click on Start > Settings > Privacy
2. On the Privacy screen, click on Location in the side menu and then scroll down and click on the Clear button located below Clear History on this device heading (See image below).
