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 How to Turn on or Turn off Location Services Privacy conscious? We show you how to turn off location services in Windows 10 or turn them on again to suit your preferences. Windows 10’s location services are a somewhat controversial feature. On the one hand, some apps require them to provide useful functionality, but on the other, some see it as an invasion of privacy. This is only compounded by seemingly random messages that “Your location is currently in use” or “Your location has recently been accessed”. We’re going to show you how to turn off location services if you wish, but also talk through adjusting location settings to be on, but more conservative. Should location services be on or off? Though some fear that Windows 10 will be checking their location constantly, if they enable the geolocation service, that isn’t the case. For the most part, the OS confirms exactly to the settings you provide, it’s just that many don’t know how to configure location services or have forgot...

Sign in Windows 10 with Local Account Instead of Microsoft Account Have you  upgraded your Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 ? You may be asked to login windows with Microsoft account, just because you log into Xbox. If you are not used to getting into Windows with Microsoft account, here will show you  how to sign in Windows 10 with local account instead of Microsoft account . Steps as below: Step 1:  Click on Windows icon to open Start menu, and select  "Settings ". Step 2:  Click on  "Accounts"  on the Settings screen. Step 3:  Select the first option  "Your account"  on the right panel, and then click on the  "Sign in with a local account instead"  link. Step 4:  Type in the Current password on the text box, and then click on  "Next" . Step 5:  Enter the local account information, that including user name, password, and password hint. And then click on  "Next ". Step 6:  Click on  "Sign out and finish...

On Windows 10, if you were login with local account, you have to sign in with the Microsoft live account again in order to use the Xbox, OneDrive, or Cortana search box etc. That is troublesome and will waste much of time. So I think it is better to  sign in Windows 10 with the Microsoft account instead of local account  at the beginning. With Microsoft account, you can access to apps and games from the Windows Store, and see your settings and other things. And here in this article will show you how to  switch local account to Microsoft account on Windows 10 . Steps as below: Step 1:  Open Account Settings on Windows 10. 1.1 Click on Windows icon   on the bottom-right corner, click on your user account on the top, and then select  Change account settings . 1.2 Or click on  Settings  on the Start menu, and then select  Accounts  on the settings screen. Step 2:  On the Accounts settings, click on the link:  Sign in with a Mi...

How to Create a Child Account on Windows 10 Device This article will show you  how to create a child account on the Windows 10 device  by adding a family member. With the child account, you can set limits to them from Microsoft account family settings, and keep your kids safer when they are on line. Follow the detail steps: Step 1:  Login your Windows 10 device with your administrative account (Microsoft account). Tips: The administrative account should be your Microsoft account, if you are login with a local account, you will get the prompt: "we couldn't connect to Microsoft family right now, so your family on this device might not be up to date". So  switch your local account to Microsoft account  if you are login with it. Step 2:  Click on Windows icon on the bottom-left corner of your desktop, select  "Settings" . Step 3:  Click on  "Accounts"  to open the Accounts Settings. Step 4:  On the Left panel, select  "Family & other users" ....

Fast Shut Down Your Windows 10 Computer with Cortana Here this article will show you a fast way to  shut down your Windows 10 computer  without touching the keyboard or mouse, by asking Cortana assistant. Although Cortana doesn't natively have the function to shut down computer, but we can set it to execute the shutdown command, when we say "shut down". Isn't it very funny? Just have a test. 1. Click on "This PC", and then navigate to Programs by this way:  C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs . Tips: If you can't see the AppData folder, it is hidden on your File Explore. To show the hidden files on Windows 10 by this way: On the top of folder, click on   View , and then check the box next to   "Hidden items". 2. Create shortcut on Programs' folder by this way: right-click on the blank field, and then select  Shortcut . 3. When the Create Shortcut dialog opens, type in:  shutdown.exe -s -t 00 , and then cl...