| Set a default location for your Windows 10 PC
By Ed Bott
Windows 10 uses a variety of location-based signals for some of the most simple setup and configuration tasks, including details like the current time zone and regional settings. Windows can use hardware and network clues to figure out your location, but that's not always effective, especially on desktop PCs. And, of course, Windows can't use those signals if you've turned on Airplane mode or adjusted your privacy settings to prevent Windows from using the Location option.
If Windows can't determine your location using the built-in capabilities of your device, it looks for a default location instead. How do you define a default location? That setting's in an unlikely place: the built-in Maps app.
To check and, if necessary, change your current default location, go to Settings > Privacy > Location, and then click the Default Location button. That opens the Maps app, where you can search for a specific street address and set it as the new default location.
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