# LocationNotificationWindows.exe

Windows Process: Microsoft Corporation

Catalog search terms locationnotificationwindows, location notification, location consent

Windows, System 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](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/verify-executable-path-signature/) 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

| 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

| 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

| 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)

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[SystemSettings.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/systemsettings.exe/)[Wetin bi Windows process: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/what-is-a-windows-process/)[Check an executable path and digital signature: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/verify-executable-path-signature/)[Read Task Manager and compare process activity: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)[Windows processes: Category](https://feex.it/wiki/process/windows/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Microsoft Support: location service and privacy ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/windows-location-service-and-privacy-3a8eee0a-5b0b-dc07-eede-2a5ca1c49088)· Location consent UX
- [Microsoft Learn: get the user location ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/uwp/maps-and-location/get-location)· Apps dey request location through Windows Settings
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.
- [Microsoft Sysinternals: Sigcheck ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sigcheck)· Dey explain how to check file signatures. Dis reference no establish the identity or safety of any particular running file.
- [Microsoft: Get-CimInstance ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/cimcmdlets/get-ciminstance)· Read-only local process-query method. (pcm)
- [Microsoft: Win32_Process properties ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/win32-process)· Documents process IDs, executable paths, creation dates and parent-ID reuse. (pcm)

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- **Type**: Windows Process

  **Publisher**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Executable**: LocationNotificationWindows.exe

  **Typical path**: C:\Windows\System32\LocationNotificationWindows.exe

  **Record context**: Feex Wiki reference entry

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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