Closed fblehnert closed 3 months ago
Hi, I've looked at the problem you described, and most likely found the root of the problem.
TLDR: (Workaround)
Open the Terminal (or Powershell) as Admin and Run
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LocationAndSensors"
This will remove the location policy applied by OO Shutup
First of all a bit of context. The Tweak "Run OO Shutup" runs a bunch of privacy-focused tweaks according to the config file ooshutup10_winutil_settings.cfg. OO Shutup works by modifying the registry keys that would also be used via Group Policies in a corporate setting to specify policies for the users and/or computers in your company that you want to be enforced.
In the mentioned config file, the following options regarding policies for the use of location data are enabled.
P056: Disables app access to device location [...]
C007: Cortana and search are disallowed to use location [...]
L001: Disable functionality to locate the system [...]
L003: Disable scripting functionality to locate the system [...]
To enforce the Policy the OO Shutup creates the Following Registry Key (if it doesn't exist)
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LocationAndSensors
and adds the following DWORD values.
Name: DisableLocation, Value: 1, Type: DWORD
Name: AllowSearchToUseLocation, Value: 1, Type: DWORD
Name: DisableWindowsLocationProvider, Value: 1, Type: DWORD
Name: DisableLocationScripting, Value: 1, Type: DWORD
Proposals:
I'm hesitant to select any of the solutions as "The One and Only" right one so if anyone would like to pitch in any input or preference is appreciated.
Closed due to inactivity
Describe the bug After Debloating a new Win11-Installation by using the "recommended selection" for Laptop I cant Enable Location to use "find my device" from the MS Dashboard due to the fact that the Location was disabled from the tool which is fine so far.
But if i now enable the location again by using the button undo selected tweaks I still cant enable the location in the settings since Windows is still telling me that this settings are disabled from the adminstrator.
To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Expected behavior After undoing the tweaks and rebooting the device I would expect that I am now able to Manage the Location-Settings again by myself.
Screenshots Sorry I got a German Version of Win11 so the Screenshot is also German. But I hope you know what I mean.