Microsoft to remove the Location History feature in Windows

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Microsoft to remove the Location History feature in Windows

Microsoft announced the deprecation of the Location History feature from Windows, which let applications like the Cortana virtual assistant to fetch location history of the device.

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Microsoft cleans up in Windows and throws out functions that are no longer needed. The "site history" is now considered outdated.

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Microsoft is no longer planning to keep users of its services signed in automatically after they entered their credentials. The post Microsoft Won’t Keep Users of its Services Signed in Automatically in February appeared first on Thurrott.com.

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The change concerns Windows 10 and Windows 11. In the future, Windows will not store location data locally for a maximum of 24 hours.

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Location History is no longer available on operating systems officially supported by Microsoft. Microsoft has announced the discontinuation of the Windows Location History feature. “We are deprecating and removing Location History, an API that allowed Cortana to access 24 hours of device history when location was turned on,” Microsoft wrote in its statement. “With the removal of the Location History feature, location data will no longer be saved…

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Microsoft to Remove Location History Feature from Windows

The Location History feature in Windows, which enabled applications such as Cortana to access 24-hour stored device location data, has been deprecated and will eventually be removed by Microsoft. This month, Windows will implement a change that will eliminate the ability to retain location data locally on devices. The related settings will be removed from the Privacy & Security > Location page in Windows Settings. The deprecation mainly affects …