How to close/open the taskbar "Location" icon in Win10

  

Win10 taskbar <;Location” Role:
When an application wants to use the current location, the icon will be displayed, so it serves to alert the user to location privacy information.
Win10 off /on location:
Click on the taskbar location icon, you will go directly to the settings & rarr; privacy & rarr; location, users can open or close location information here.

Due to the special nature of this icon, the user cannot hide or display it in the usual way, and the system will automatically control it. In the settings, enter the system → notifications and operations → enable or disable the system icon to see the location icon switch is not available.

Generally speaking, when a user uses an application that involves location information (such as weather, maps, etc.), the icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area. So if you find this icon pop up, there is an application that uses your location information. If this is not your authorized behavior, you need to check which application or applications are using the information and block the behavior in time.
The new location function of Win10 is similar to that of some mobile phones. When there is a program that needs to locate the mobile phone information, it will automatically pop up the security information. The principle is the same, which is very good for the user's privacy. Protective effects.

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