How to Change the Default Location of your Windows 7 Computer
Information
This will show you how to set a default location to provide programs information about your computer's geographic location to use when a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver, is unavailable or not installed. When you set a default location, it applies to all users.
To help you know which programs are accessing your default location, Windows temporarily displays the Location and Other Sensors icon in the notification area the first time a program accesses your computer's location.
OPTION ONE
Set Default GeoID Location Using "Region and Language" Settings
1. Open the
Control Panel (icons view), and click on the
Region and Language icon.
2. Click on the
Location tab. (see screenshots below)
3. To Only Set "Current Location"
A) Under Current location, select your current location from the drop down box and click on OK. (see screenshots above)
B) Go to step 5.
4. To Set "Default Location"
A) Click on the Default location link at the bottom. (see screenshots above)
B) Go to step 3 or 4 in OPTION TWO below.
5. Close the Control Panel window.
OPTION TWO
Set Default Location Using "Location and Other Sensors" Settings
1. Open the
Control Panel.
2. Type
location in the Control Panel's search box (top right corner), then click on the
Enter a default location link. (see screenshot below)
3. To Enter and Apply Default Location Information
A) Enter your default location information that you wish to fill out, then click on
Apply when finished. (see screenshot below)
B) Go to step 5.
4. To Delete Default Location Information
NOTE: This will delete all default location information that you entered and applied in step 3 above back to being blank, and restores the default County/Region location back to what it is set as in step 2 of OPTION ONE above.
A) Click on the
Delete information button. (see screenshot below)
5. If prompted by
UAC, click on
Yes (if administrator) or type in the
adminstrator's password (if standard user).
6. When finished, you can close the
Default Location window. (see screenshot below step 3A or 4A)
That's it,
Shawn