Near Me App, accidently clicked Block Location Service

Question

Got trigger happy and clicked Block.  Now I can't enable it.  When checking Settings>System Access Location Off/On is greyed out.  Any way to re-enable this?

Answer 1

Start-> Control panel

Select Privacy

Set "Allow Apps to use my location" to On

Go back to NearMe

Swipe in Settings

Select "Control system access for NearMe"

The Location On/off switch should now be alive, change this to On.

Answer 2

That worked, thank you very much.

Answer 3

When I installed Win8 DevPre... I told it not to allow Location.

Now when I go to Control Panel, Privacy... the Location control is grayed out and can't be operated.

Any way to fix that?  Registry edit?? Do I have to re-install???

 I can't use location features, unless apps allow setting default location (like Weather)... otherwise apps assume location is Anaheim, CA.

 [EDIT:   I had to go to Control Panel, More settings... "Location Settings" ...and "Turn on the Windows Location platform"... then reboot!  After that, my Privacy, Location control was 'active' again... I was able to toggle it.  "Near Me" works now, if I set the Near Me 'settings' from the charms -in- the Near Me app. ;)]

 

Answer 4

Link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464931(v=VS.85).aspx

On the link above, look for the details on the desktop control panel (Change Location settings - Need Admin Permissions) for pointers on how to enable this.