How to solve the location setting issue?

Dear ChrisLee5971

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft community.

You can refer to the registry modification program in the image below, the

Compare it with your system's registry and change the registry to match the image.

Find Geolocation Service - double click on it.

Set the startup type to Auto - or Auto Delayed Start.

Service Status: Tap Start.

Then restart the Geolocation Service in Settings to test.

Disclaimer: Generally, modifying registry subkeys or work group is intended for advanced users, administrators, and IT Professionals. It can help fix some problems, however, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For further protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click here to view the article.

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows - Microsoft Support

I hope the above program will help you.

Looking forward to your further reply.

Best Wish

Shawn.Z-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hi Charity,

Yes, I've checked with this configuration but it still doesn't work on my NB. Thanks.

Thank you for the information. Let's try other basic troubleshooting steps.

Sometimes, a Windows update can resolve issues with system services. Go to Settings > Update & security > Windows Update and check for updates.

Also, have you already tried System File Checker?

In the search box on the taskbar, type command prompt, and right-click or press and hold Command Prompt (Desktop app) from the list of results. Select Run as administrator, and then selectYes.

Type DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth (note the space before each "/"), and then press Enter. (Note: This step may take a few minutes to start and complete.)

After you see a message that says "The operation completed successfully," type sfc /scannow (note the space between "sfc" and "/") and press Enter.

Please do let me know if this worked.

Hi Charity,

Thanks for your prompt response, I've checked the current configuration on my NB, and it's the same as what you mentioned here, do you have any idea for other configuration changes? Thanks in advance.

Hello there! I am Charity, I'm an Independent Advisor. I'm glad to help you today!

My apologies about that. Please try the steps below if you can turn it on via Registry.

Open Registry Editor:

Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.

Navigate to Location Settings

Go to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration

On the right pane, find a DWORD entry named Status.

Double-click on Status and set its value to 1.

If Status does not exist, right-click on the right pane, select New > DWORD (32-bit)

Value, name it Status, and set its value to 1.

Please do let me know if this works for you.

Kind Regards,

Charity