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LocationNotificationWindows.exe

Windows ProcessMicrosoft Corporation

Catalog search terms locationnotificationwindows, location notification, location consent

WindowsSystem Component

Location consent and notification UI. E dey ask if app fit use location. E no be GPS driver and e no be di location service host itself.

Wetin you need know

Location notification UI, no be GPS driver.

LocationNotificationWindows.exe dey draw di location toast or consent screen. Sensors and GNSS drivers dey inside Device Manager. To end dis UI no dey uninstall GPS device.

E safe?
Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.
Na GPS driver?
No. Na di consent UI
I suppose end am?
Di location prompt dey close
Feex tok say
If Maps prompt appear and dis name dey here, I dey select Allow or Deny. I no dey uninstall location driver make I take close di toast.

Wetin be LocationNotificationWindows.exe?

LocationNotificationWindows.exe na location notification UI, no be GPS driver. Windows dey show am wen app or feature wan use location power.

Wetin e dey do?

E dey tell you who ask and e dey save your choice. E no dey calculate coordinates and e no dey host UMDF GNSS drivers. Dat last work fit be WUDFHost.exe.

Wetin make am dey run?

App ask for location, or Settings Location dey on and desktop app check am. Di process suppose close afta you dismiss di notice.

Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'LocationNotificationWindows.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the file-identity guide to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

Check dis running file

System32 LocationNotificationWindows.exe na Microsoft make am. LocationNotification exe inside "GPS tool" zip no be dis UI.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

C:\Windows\System32\LocationNotificationWindows.exe

  • Consent / notification UI
  • No be GNSS driver
  • Location switches dey inside Settings

I fit end am?

Dey close di prompt

To end LocationNotificationWindows.exe dey comot di notice. Di app fit fail to get location sot-tey you answer inside Settings. E no dey disable GPS device.

I fit comot am?

No

No delete LocationNotificationWindows.exe. Turn location off inside Settings > Privacy & security > Location if you wan make prompts reduce.

E suppose start with Windows?

Location request dey start am. E no be Startup Apps checkbox.

Measure resource use

Measure the current process rather than assume a universal baseline
CPU and memory Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm)
Disk and network Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm)

File information

LocationNotificationWindows.exe file information
Executable name LocationNotificationWindows.exe
Recorded installation path C:\Windows\System32\LocationNotificationWindows.exe
Publisher Microsoft Corporation
Signature check Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm)

Common wahala dem

People dey uninstall sensor make toast stop to show

Turn di app off inside Location settings. Di driver no be dis process.

Prompt dey repeat

App dey continuously ask for location. Deny am or uninstall dat app. To end only di UI dey hide just one toast.

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

Settings > Privacy & security > Location

Check which apps fit use location. Na dat be di main control, no be Device Manager first.

No replace di exe

Na Servicing get System32. If di prompt miss, na Settings issue, no be say one GPS driver wey dem dey call Location dey miss.

Technical details

Technical details
LocationNotificationWindows.exe technical details
Image name LocationNotificationWindows.exe
Role Location consent / notification UI

Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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