Wrong location for PC

The correct fix depends on which search website shows the wrong city: change the saved location on that website first, then set Windows 7’s Default Location for programs that use Windows location services.

If you use Bing

1. Open Bing and search for something local, such as “restaurants.”
2. Find the location Bing displays and click Change.
3. Type your correct city, state/province, or postal code.
4. Select the correct place and click Remember this location.

Selecting Remember this location is important; otherwise, the manually entered location is only temporary. Bing may determine location from Wi-Fi, GPS, or other location databases, so allowing automatic detection can still show the wrong city. Manual entry avoids that problem. ^1^

If Bing asks permission to use your location in Internet Explorer, click Yes. If automatic detection remains incorrect, continue using the manually entered and remembered location instead.

Set the Windows 7 default location

This setting is used by Windows-compatible programs when no location sensor is available:

1. Click Start, then Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel search box, type location.
3. Open Location and Other Sensors.
4. Select Default Location or Enter a default location.
5. Enter your city, state/province, postal code, and country/region.
6. Save or apply the change.

Windows 7 provides this Default Location page specifically so you can supply an address when the computer has no usable location sensor. ^2^

Individual websites can ignore the Windows default and use their own saved location or your Internet connection instead. If the wrong city appears somewhere other than Bing, change the location on that particular website. If there is no visible location option, identify the search website and browser being used before changing other Windows settings.

Changing Region and Language is generally not the same fix: regional settings primarily control formats such as dates, numbers, and currency rather than the city used for local searches. ^3^

Important security note

Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020, and Microsoft no longer publishes normal security updates for it. Avoid registry-editing “location fixes”; use the website and Control Panel options above, and plan to move to a supported version of Windows if the computer can run one. ^4^

References

1. How Bing uses your location | Microsoft Support
2. Overview of the Windows sensor and location platform
3. Change the Windows regional settings to modify the appearance of some data types in Access databases. | Microsoft Support
4. Frequently asked questions about the Windows 7 end of support