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Windows 10 Default Location is Completely Wrong - Not even in the right country

Anonymous
2017-11-18T17:24:11+00:00

Windows 10 apps including Weather, Edge, Find My PC, etc. that pull a location think I am in Nova Scotia, Canada.  However, I am located in Phoenix, Arizona. 

If I use a non-Microsoft product like Google Chrome or Firefox to look at Google Maps or even Bing Maps, those programs can get my precise location correct.

How can I fix this so that my Microsoft apps and my computer think I'm in the correct place?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-18T17:54:22+00:00

    We are volunteers willing to help you try to resolve this issue.

    These should help :

    Start - Settings - Privacy - Location - Default location - "Set default"

    Also

    Start - Settings - Time & Language - Region & language - ensure those are correct.

    Please let us know the results and if you need further assistance.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-30T15:02:41+00:00

    I haven't been able to fix either.  All Microsoft products including Edge, Maps, Cortana, Find my PC, etc, think I'm in Canada.  But Chrome, Firefox, etc think I'm in Arizona (which is correct).  I have found no solution at this point, but I too had to set time zone manually.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-30T07:45:41+00:00

    I am having the exact same issue and the problem happened around the same time. Sometime around 8PM on Nov 20th my location changed from Mountain View, CA to Finland. I have been unable to fix this problem and have had to manually set my time zone clock back to Pacific time.

    Google Chrome browser works fine for location. However, Edge browser thinks that I'm in Finland.

    I think this is a bug on Microsoft's end and more investigation needs to be done to pinpoint what has changed since the Nov 20th timeframe.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-18T20:04:03+00:00

    Thanks.  I tried both options, but both were set correctly.  And Windows still thinks I'm in Canada.

    Using Bing Maps in Edge thinks I'm currently in Canada.  Using Bing Maps in Chrome thinks I'm in Phoenix, AZ (correct).

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-11-19T00:22:24+00:00

    My location is set to always detect my location.  I can see the location icon appear in the taskbar.  I am using Wi-Fi on my computer - I am not connected to the internet via cable.  http://whatismyipaddress.com shows that I am using Cox Communications in Phoenix, AZ.

    Edge (using various mapping services), Microsoft Maps, Microsoft Weather and any other Microsoft apps continue to believe I'm in Canada even if I try to pull an updated location.

    Google Chrome and Firefox detect my location correctly in Arizona via both Google Maps, MapQuest and Bing.

    Microsoft products seem to be misinterpreting my location.

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