{"id":8064,"date":"2016-10-24T02:40:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T02:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=8064"},"modified":"2016-10-24T02:42:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T02:42:29","slug":"disable-clear-location-history-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-clear-location-history-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable &#038; Clear Location History in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 enables location tracking by default, Cortana and other apps can use the geographic location of your computer to provide more accurate results for things like maps and web searches. But users concerned about privacy might want to turn off location tracking permanently. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to turn on\/off location tracking, and clear location history in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Disable &amp; Clear Location History in Windows 10?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Settings app by clicking its icon in Start menu or pressing Windows logo + I keyboard shortcut.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/open-settings-app.png\" width=\"484\" height=\"519\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Privacy<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/privacy-settings.png\" alt=\"privacy-settings\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8065\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Location<\/strong> from the list on the left side. Scroll down to the <strong>Location history<\/strong> section, click the <strong>Clear<\/strong> button under <strong>Clear history on this device<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/clear-location-history.png\" alt=\"clear-location-history\" width=\"600\" height=\"519\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8066\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 can find your general location using IP address. In order to disable general location, switch the &#8220;<strong>General location<\/strong>&#8221; switch to <strong>Off<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 can also determine the precise location using your router details. Scroll down to the bottom, you can choose whether apps can access your precise location.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disable-precise-location.png\" alt=\"disable-precise-location\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8067\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 enables location tracking by default, Cortana and other apps can use the geographic location of your computer to provide more accurate results for things like maps and web searches. But users concerned about privacy might want to turn off location tracking permanently. 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