How to Turn On or off Website Accessing Your Location in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11

How to Find Edge’s Location Settings

Edge location settings live inside the privacy menu and let you control which websites can see where you are. You can reach these options by opening Microsoft Edge, clicking the three dots in the top-right corner, selecting Settings, and clicking on Cookies and site permissions. Managing these controls ensures websites cannot track your physical location without your direct permission.

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click the three dots ... in the top-right corner. This opens a menu.
3. Select Settings from the menu. You can also type edge://settings/privacy edge://settings/ in the address bar and press Enter.
4. In the Settings ⚙️ tab, click Privacy, search, and services on the left side.
5. Scroll down on the right side until you see Site permissions.
6. Look through the list and click on Location. This will show you all the location settings.

Quick Tip: Frequent permission changes benefit from bookmarking edge://settings/content edge://settings/content/location for faster navigation.

Setting Your Main Location Access

Turning off location access in Microsoft Edge stops websites from asking for your physical coordinates entirely. You can do this by switching off the Ask before accessing toggle in your privacy settings. Once disabled, Edge blocks all new requests and stops sharing your geographical position with any webpage you visit.

Locate the Ask before accessing switch on the Location settings page reached in previous steps.

• If you turn OFF "Ask before accessing": Edge will stop all websites from getting your exact location. You won't get any more requests. This is the strictest setting.
• If you turn ON "Ask before accessing" (Recommended): This is the default setting and usually the best choice. When a website wants your location, Edge will show a message. It will ask if you want to Allow or Block it for that site. You can change this later.

Websites might still estimate your location using your IP address (a unique number assigned to your network device) even when browser requests are blocked. This network-based estimation lacks the pinpoint accuracy of direct GPS or Wi-Fi positioning.

Managing Location for Specific Websites

Granular controls permit individual site permissions rather than a blanket approach for weather apps or game portals.

Method A: While on the Website

1. Go to the website in Microsoft Edge.
2. Look to the left of the address bar. You will see an icon. It might look like a padlock, an 'i' in a circle, or a warning sign.
3. Click that icon. A small menu will appear.
4. Look for Permissions for this site. Click it.
5. Find Location in the list of permissions.
6. Next to Location, use the dropdown menu. Choose Ask (the default), Allow, or Block.

Method B: From the Main Site Permissions List

1. Follow Step 1 to get to the site permissions list (edge://settings/content/all).
2. Find and click on Location.
3. You will see a list of websites that have asked for your location or have permissions set. Click the 'X' next to a site to remove its permission. You might also be able to change permissions directly from this list.

Managing website location permissions from the main site list lets you review every page that has ever asked for your location. You can view all saved choices in one place and remove unwanted sites by clicking the trash or X icon next to them. This helps you clean up old permissions and keeps your private data secure.

Reference:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/location-and-privacy-in-microsoft-edge

Summary

Microsoft Edge manages website location prompt permissions completely. Disabling all requests or permitting specific sites preserves privacy while supporting services requiring geographical data.