Policy
Allow search and Cortana to use location
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting specifies whether search and Cortana can provide location aware search and Cortana results. If this is enabled, search and Cortana can access location information.
Internal name
AllowSearchToUseLocation
Policy ID
31061f1bab95
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search Value name AllowSearchToUseLocation | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search
Value name
AllowSearchToUseLocation
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.