your location is currently in use Windows 10

Applications installed on your computer can access Windows location services 10 to extract its physical location. You will see an icon in the systray that says “Your location is currently in use” O “Your location was recently accessed”. This icon can sometimes be very annoying.

If you want the icon to disappear, you can completely disable access to the location, control which apps have access to your location or even hide the notification bar so it doesn't appear again and again.

Applications like Maps use your location to discover your physical location. It will access your location and show it on the map. Even if you open the weather app, access your location and show the weather according to your area.

Solution 1: disable localization using action bar

Windows 10 introduced an Action Center where you can find app notifications, as well as different tools to help you access your computer's quick settings. The action center also belongs to all previous notifications until you delete them manually. This is very useful if you have missed a notification and want to visit it again later. We can also disable location through the activity center.

1. Press Windows + A to start the Activity Center.

2. Now click on the location quick button to enable or disable access to your location. It's as simple as that.

Solution 2: turn the location of this device on or off

You can also change the location of your device through Settings. You must be logged in as an administrator to perform this function. And (as administrator) disable location settings, all other users will also have their location disabled until you enable it again. However, if you enable it, other users can enable or disable your location from their accounts.

1. Press Windows + S to open the search bar and type »Settings«. Open the first application that returns the results.

1. Now click on Privacy from the list of subcategories present in Settings.

1. Now select Location using the navigation panel present on the left side of the screen.

1. Now click on the »Change» icon under the Location heading.. A new dialog box will appear allowing you to choose between your location or not.

Solution 3: enable or disable your account location

If your administrator has already enabled the location of this device, turn it on or off as appropriate. Please note that these changes will only apply to your user account. The other accounts will have a different configuration than yours.

1. Press Windows + S to open the search bar and type »Settings«. Open the first application that returns the results.

2. Click on Privacy in the list of subcategories present in Settings.

3. Now select Location using the navigation panel present on the left side of the screen.

4. On the right side of the screen, a small title will appear “Location service”. Below there will be an option to turn it on or off. Click on it to change the location accordingly.

Solution 4: change the access location of the different applications

You can also change the access to the location of the different applications using the settings. This method is especially useful if you want to restrict location access for a specific app while granting access to all others.

1. Press Windows + S to open the search bar and type »Settings«. Open the first application that returns the results.

2. Click on Privacy in the list of subcategories present in Settings.

3. Now select Location using the navigation panel present on the left side of the screen.

4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Here you will see different requests listed with your permission right in front of them. Change permission accordingly and exit settings when done.

Please note that other applications, as your internet browser, can continue to provide information about your location to websites that request it. You must manually disable this setting by opening Privacy in your browser and unchecking the access location.

Solution 5: change your account location using the Registry

You can also run the method 3 directly using a log file. Log files make changes to your registry by allowing settings to be disabled in machine protocols. This is a very effective method if you want to avoid technicalities and details when disabling your account location. Note that, just like the method 3, this solution will work if your admin has enabled your device location. If location is disabled in method 2, you will not be able to change it.

1. Download the Registry file to disable its location and save it in an accessible place.

2. Double click on the file to run it. If asked if you want to run this file, click yes.

3. Your registry settings will be changed and your account location will be deactivated.

You can also enable your account location using this method.

1. Download the Registry file to your location and keep it in an accessible place.

2. Follow the steps 2 Y 3 mentioned above.

Solution 6: turn the location of this device on or off

You can also carry out the Solution 2 using log files. This method is particularly useful if you do not want to enjoy additional menus and want the task to be completed with a single click. Note that you must be logged in as administrator to run the command. And (as administrator) disable location settings, all other users will also have their location disabled until you enable it again. However, if you enable it, other users can enable or disable your location from their accounts.

1. Download the log file to enable the location of this device and save it in an accessible place.

2. Double click to open it. If the system asks if you want to open the file or not, click yes.

You can also disable the location of this device using the registry editor.

1. Download the log file to disable the location of this device and save it in an accessible place.

2. Double click to open it. If the system asks if you want to open the file or not, click yes.

Solution 7: turn off location notification

If you don't want to make any changes to your current location settings, but you don't want to see the notification, you can easily disable it. This means that your location will continue to be accessed., but you will not be notified.

1. Press Windows + S to open the search bar and type »settings» in the dialog box. Open the first result that appears.

2. Click on »System» from the list of subcategories present in the configuration.

1. Select »Notifications and actions» using the navigation panel on the left side of the screen.

1. Scroll down until you see the location notification Turn it off. Now the notification will not show on your taskbar.

2. You can also disable notifications for all applications by changing the option »Receive notifications from applications and other senders«.