How to use the "positioning settings" function that comes with the Win8.1 system?

Windows8.1 comes with the "Location Settings" function. If the positioning setting function is enabled, our computer's Windows system will periodically send GPS (Global Positioning System) and other location information to Microsoft. It is inevitable to disclose our privacy.

How do I turn off the functionality of the location settings to protect our privacy?

1. Close the Windows 8.1 system "Location Settings" function

Steps: Right click on the start icon in the lower left corner of the desktop, and left click in the right context menu that opens. Click: Control Panel;

2. In the open control panel window, we left click on the small triangle in the upper right corner “category" in the drop down menu, click: Small icon;

3. In all control panel item windows, we find “location setting” and left click double: positioning setting;

4, then a positioning setting will be opened The window, visible in this window: Enable the checkbox for Windows Targeting, which means that our computer system has the positioning setting feature enabled. If you want to turn off the positioning setting function, we left click the check box to remove the hook;

5, after removing the check box, we click: application, after setting this, the system will GPS and other location information will not be sent to Microsoft on a regular basis, which will prevent leakage of privacy.

6. The above is the method of closing the Windows 8.1 system < positioning settings & rdquo; function for friends to refer to and use.

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