Location is greyed out (has been for months) - response to attempts to use is wrong.

Click your Start Button, then just type cmd

On the resulting list, right click Command Prompt and select 'run as Administrator'

Paste each of these commands into Command one at a time and press Enter, wait for each command to complete, before running the next command, if you receive an error on any command, ignore that and continue to the next command.

reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost" /f

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Policies" /f

Then, close Command Prompt and restart (not shut down) your PC.

Location being greyed out and showing “Some of these settings are managed by your organization” on a home Windows 11 PC is typically caused by a policy or third‑party privacy tool, not by the Windows location feature itself.

From the provided context, a known cause is SpyBot AntiBeacon, which can force-disable sensors and location and then keep reverting changes after restart. In that scenario, changing Group Policy or registry values manually does not persist because the tool reapplies its own settings.

Actionable steps based on that scenario:

1. Check for privacy/telemetry tools
   • Look for tools such as SpyBot AntiBeacon or similar “anti‑tracking/anti‑telemetry” utilities that may have been installed in the past.
   • If SpyBot AntiBeacon is present, open it and review its protection settings.
2. Re‑enable sensors/location in SpyBot AntiBeacon
   • In SpyBot AntiBeacon, locate the settings related to “sensors” or “location” protection.
   • Uncheck or disable the options that block sensors/location.
   • Apply the changes and reboot the PC.
   • After reboot, go back to Start > Settings > Privacy & security > Location and verify whether the Location Services toggle is no longer greyed out.
3. If the tool is no longer needed
   • After confirming that location is working again, consider fully disabling or uninstalling the privacy tool if it conflicts with required Windows features.

There is no need to delete the Windows admin account; the issue is policy-based, not account-based. Once the third‑party tool stops enforcing its settings, the Location Services control in Windows should become available again.

References:

• Location Services greyed out - Microsoft Q&A
• Windows location service and privacy