Disable Location Tracking¶

Overview¶

ID/URL: disable-location-tracking
Description: Disables Windows location tracking.

Details¶

Disables telemetry, location access, diagnostic tracking, and automatic Windows updates by setting related registry values, reducing background data collection and improving system privacy and performance.

Apply¶

  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection" -Name "Allow" -Value "Deny" -Type String -Force
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" -Name "SensorPermissionState" -Value 0 -Type DWord -Force
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Diagnostics\DiagTrack" -Name "Status" -Value 0 -Type DWord -Force
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" -Name "AutoUpdateEnabled" -Value 0 -Type DWord -Force

Unapply¶

  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection" -Name "Allow" -Value "Allow" -Type String -Force
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location" -Name "SensorPermissionState" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Diagnostics\DiagTrack" -Name "Status" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" -Name "AutoUpdateEnabled" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force