How to solve the problem of location services being grayed out in Windows 10/11?

Location services are an important feature for some applications on Windows, depending on the location of the system. So if you see the Location Services option grayed out on your system, you can't even toggle it manually. Usually, some system glitch causes this issue and you can easily fix it by following these simple solutions.

Fix 1 – Adjust the Registry

You can adjust the registry to fix this greyed out Location Services issue .

1. Press the Win key and type "Registry".

2. Then, click "Registry Editor" to open the Registry Editor on the system.

#3. You will delete a specific registry subdirectory. Usually, it won't affect your system at all. However, it is recommended that you perform a system backup.

one. After opening the Registry Editor, click on "File" and click on the "Export" option to back up the registry.

3. After taking the backup, go this way -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\TriggerInfo

4. Now, in the left pane, right-click " 3" folder and click "Delete" to delete the folder.

5. You will see a warning prompt. Click "is" to delete it from the system.

Afterwards, close this window and restart the system. After restarting, open the settings page and test if you can check if location services can be toggled.

Fix 2 – Using Group Policy

[Available for WINDOWS PRO and ENTERPRISE]

You can use local Group Policy settings to enable location services.

1. You must press the Win key and R key at the same time.

2. Write this and click " OK ".

gpedit.msc

3. Once you open the utility page, proceed this way -

计算机配置 > 管理模板 > Windows 组件 > 位置和传感器

4 . On the right side you will find three policy settings.

5. You must disable all of them. Therefore, just double-click the "Turn off location scripting" policy setting to access it.

6. Then, click the Disabled policy to disable the policy on the system.

7. Afterwards, click "Apply" and "OK" to save this modification.

#8. With this, you must also disable the other two policies. Therefore, double-click the "Close Position" policy to edit it.

9. Set this policy to "Disable" just like the other policies.

10. Then, click "Apply" and "OK" again.

11. Finally, double-click the "Turn off the sensor" policy.

12. Next, select the “Not Configured” option.

13. Then, click "Apply" and "OK" to save the changes.

Close the Local Group Policy Editor page. Now you only reboot your machine once.

Afterwards, after rebooting, you can toggle and check if you can turn the location on or off.

Fix 3 – Automate geolocation services

You must automate geolocation services.

1. Simply press the Windows key and enter "Services".

2. Then, click on "Service" to access it.

3. On the Services Utilities page, look for "Geolocation Service".

4. Then, double-click the service to access it.

#5. Next, set the "Service Status:" to "Automatic" from the drop-down menu.

6. If you find that the service has "stopped", you can just click "Start" to start it.

7. After that, click "Apply" and "OK" to save the changes.

After that, close the service page. Then, try enabling location services again.

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