Set geo location manually on Windows 10

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Is there a way I can set the Windows 10 geo location manually? There is little information about this on the web.

Is this for websites? Do you have a USB GPS? – Burgi Mar 14 '16 at 13:54 — Burgi, Mar 14 '16 at 13:54
it is for windows and I don't. – Pedro77 Mar 14 '16 at 14:31 — Pedro77, Mar 14 '16 at 14:31

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 14 '16 at 14:59

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One option is to use a Fake GPS adapter driver to provide a location of your choice.

A quick search shows an open source one which, especially looking at the comments here, appears to be the only way people are doing it (I would presume nobody would be making such a driver if it were simple to spoof this information.)

answered Mar 14 '16 at 14:59

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What is "2. Test Mode Enabled (bcdedit /set testsigning on)" ? – Pedro77 Mar 14 '16 at 15:32
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@Pedro77 It requires an unsigned "test" driver, so Windows needs to be told to boot in 'test' mode. Effectively it allows you to run any driver you want, but I believe it displays a watermark in the corner of the desktop also. It's a command you run in an elevated command prompt, but it does, of course, carry security concerns. Turning it off is the same command but 'off': https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2509241 - I'm not sure on your requirement for this, if it's on a daily driver machine it may be best to avoid for security reasons. – Jonno Mar 14 '16 at 15:42

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 10 '20 at 11:09

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In Chrome press F12 to open console. Go to the three dots for 'more tools' and select sensors where u can edit the Geolocation.

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answered Apr 10 '20 at 10:32

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This is helpful to know regarding browsers, but Windows itself apparently still requires mock GPS driver to override the other ways that windows tries to guess geolocation. – DanO Mar 12 '23 at 18:42

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 16 '16 at 23:28

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I see that in the Chrome Web Store there is an app called "GPS Link" by cleansoft.lv which purports to let you use your phone's GPS sensor to set location in (windows desktop) chrome. There are endless fake GPS apps for android (and I assume for iOS as well), so putting the two together should give what you want, at least for chrome.

I will try it later this weekend and report here if it works or not. But just in case someone wants to try it before i get to it.

scott

answered Sep 16 '16 at 23:28

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Answers are intended to be definitive solutions. Reporting that you spotted something isn't a solution. After you try it and can report something, that's the time for an answer. – fixer1234 Sep 17 '16 at 00:00
@fixer1234 better than nothing I guess. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Sep 11 '19 at 07:20

Set geo location manually on Windows 10

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