How to Turn On or Off Website Accessing your Location in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11
You can decide if websites in Microsoft Edge get to see your location. This helps you control your privacy. It also controls what information websites can collect about where you are.
Website location access in Microsoft Edge lets users pick which sites can request their geographical position. This control significantly aids user privacy by limiting the data websites collect about a user's whereabouts. For example, approximately 85% of websites use location data to display local news or nearby businesses, making user control beneficial.
On Windows 11, you can change these settings in Edge. You can stop all websites from asking for your location, or you can allow specific sites to ask.
To control website location access in Microsoft Edge, go to Settings, then Privacy, search, and services, and finally Site permissions, then Location. You can toggle “Ask before accessing” to manage general requests or set permissions individually for specific websites.
How to Find Edge’s Location Settings
You can control which websites access your location in Microsoft Edge by going to the browser’s privacy settings. This is where you’ll find the main edge location settings to manage permissions.
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Click the three dots
...in the top-right corner. This opens a menu. - Select Settings from the menu. You can also type
edge://settings/privacyedge://settings/in the address bar and press Enter. - In the Settings tab, click Privacy, search, and services on the left side.
- Scroll down on the right side until you see Site permissions.
- Look through the list and click on Location. This will show you all the location settings.
Quick Tip: If you find yourself changing site permissions often, you can save edge://settings/content edge://settings/content/location as a bookmark. It’ll make it much quicker to get back here next time.
Setting Your Main Location Access
Your main edge location settings let you decide if Microsoft Edge should ask websites for permission before sharing your location. Turning off the ‘Ask before accessing’ switch stops all websites from getting your exact location.
On the Location settings page (from the step above), find the switch called Ask before accessing. This is your main way to control it.
- 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.
Managing Location for Specific Websites
Do you trust your weather app with your location, but maybe not a game website? Good news: you don’t have to go all or nothing. Edge lets you set permissions for each website one by one.
Method A: While on the Website
You can change a specific website’s location permission directly in Microsoft Edge while you’re on that site. Just click the icon next to the address bar to see and adjust its location access.- Go to the website in Microsoft Edge.
- 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.
- Click that icon. A small menu will appear.
- Look for Permissions for this site. Click it.
- Find Location in the list of permissions.
- Next to Location, use the dropdown menu. Choose Ask (the default), Allow, or Block.
Method B: From the Main Site Permissions List
- Follow Step 1 to get to the site permissions list (
edge://settings/content/all). - Find and click on Location.
- 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.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/location-and-privacy-in-microsoft-edge
Summary
You can control if websites in Microsoft Edge can ask for your location. You can turn off all requests, or you can choose to allow or block specific sites. This helps you keep your location private. It also lets you use websites that need your location for features.
How do I manage location settings in edge?
To manage location settings in Microsoft Edge, open Edge, click the three dots (…), select Settings, then click Privacy, search, and services. Scroll to Site permissions and click Location to adjust website access to your location.
How to unblock location on Edge?
To unblock location access on Edge, navigate to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Site permissions > Location. Find the website you want to unblock in the ‘Block’ list and click the three dots next to it, then select ‘Allow’.
How do I edit location settings?
You can change location settings in Microsoft Edge by going to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Site permissions > Location. Here, you can toggle the ‘Allow sites to ask for your location’ switch or manage permissions for individual websites.
How to fix location has been turned off?
If location access is turned off in Edge, go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Site permissions > Location. Ensure the ‘Allow sites to ask for your location’ toggle is switched on. Also, check your Windows 11 location settings are enabled.
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