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ledmirage
Feb 02, 2026Occasional Reader
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I use my Windows 11 laptop about once a week. The past Saturday, I turned it on and found that it thinks it's in California (Alhambra to be exact) I live in Wahiawa, HI. I manually changed the time zone to HST. But it doesn't change other services that use location services. The Weather App still thinks I'm in Wahiawa, though. How can I get Windows to automatically detect my correction location? One time, it thought I was in Russia (of all places and I thought my computer was highjacked). I forgot how I fixed it, though.
Thank you.
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- ObaileyyCopper Contributor
- Open Settings: Press Windows + I.
- Navigate to Privacy & Security > Location.
- Make sure Location service is toggled On.
- Under Apps that can access your location, ensure that Weather and other relevant apps have permission enabled.