V-TRACK™ WINDOWS

LOCATION SERVICES
Overview of the process to keep Location Services in
Windows enabled as part of your Group Policy for
better Location Accuracy

Document Number: VT-GEN-DOC-003

Revision: 1
Date: 2023/04/03
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1 David Mandengenda 2023/04/03 Initial creation of document

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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................3
Process..................................................................................................................................................3

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Introduction
V-Track provides location information of tracked devices using various methods including Windows
Location Services and for Windows devices this is the method that provides the highest levels of
accuracy as compared to the other methods of Location triangulation that V-Track uses to determine
location , as described in our V-Track Client Agent & Features Provisions Document(VT-GEN-SPEC-
001-4)

Therefore we recommend our customers to take advantage of this an ensure that all or most of their
devices have Windows Location Services is enabled under Location & Privacy Settings in Windows.

This document outlines the basic process that Administrators can enable this service via Group
policy in their environment.

Process
1. Open the Group Policy Management Console by typing "gpedit.msc" in the Run dialog box
(Windows key + R) as shown below:

2. Open the Group Policy Management Console and create a new Group Policy Object (GPO) for
the OU or domain that you want to apply the policy to if it does not already exist.

NB: If you want to apply the policy as a default domain policy, you can edit the "Default
Domain Policy" GPO instead of creating a new GPO. However, it's generally recommended to
create a separate GPO for this purpose to make it easier to manage and update in the future.

3. Right-click on the GPO and select "Edit" as shown below

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4. In the console, navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows
Components > App Privacy as shown below:

5. Locate the "Let Windows apps access location" policy, and double-click it to edit as shown
below:

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6. In the policy settings popup window you get, select the "Enabled" option and,
7. Choose the option Force Allow option on the Default for Apps drop-down menu as shown
below:

8. When Click "Apply" and "OK" to save the changes.

9. Wait for the policy to propagate to the computers in the OU or domain. You can force the policy
update by running the "gpupdate /force" command on each computer or by asking windows
users to restart their devices and log in or out again to speed up the propagation process.
Alternatively you may wait for the computers to update their policies on their own.

10. Verify that the policy is working correctly by checking the "Location" settings in the Windows
Settings of the device(s). The setting should be enabled and locked, indicating that it is being
enforced by the GPO as shown below

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