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Location shifted automatically, though I am in the same place.
Dear All
I am using
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 25H2
Installed on 11/24/2024
OS build 26200.7309
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.275.0
Over the last couple of days, my location service/time zone has automatically shifted to China from my current location/time zone, though I am in the same place (at my office desk). When it does that, it shows a notification that, due to a location shift, the time zone has been shifted to China.
After the incident, if I manually change the location/time zone and then enable it again, it works fine, but after a couple of hours, it behaves weirdly and shifts back to China.
Can anyone suggest to me what could go wrong? I don’t think it is a BIOS battery; if it is, it should change the time, not the location/time zone.
Hope it is not any malware?
Can anyone suggest how to troubleshoot and find the actual cause?
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I had the same issue before — Windows kept shifting location even when I didn’t move. What worked for me was turning off and then turning on Location Services: Settings → Privacy & security → Location → toggle off → wait 10-15 seconds → toggle on.
If that doesn’t help, try resetting the Location cache: open Command Prompt (admin) and run:
ipconfig /flushdns
Then restart your PC. It fixed the wrong location problem for me.
