Search photos and videos by location in Photos

Turn location search on  

To turn the Location Search feature on the first time:

• Select Start , enter photos in the search box , then select the Photos app  from the list.

• In the Photos app , select the search bar .

• When prompted to enable location based features, select Allow.

To turn the Location Search feature on after the first time:

• Select Start , enter photos in the search box , then select the Photos app  from the list.

• In the Photos app , select Settings  in the top right corner.

• Under Personalization, set Enable Location Based Features toggle to On.

You can now search your Photos collection by City, State, and Country. 

Turn location search off

Once you've turned Location Search off, you won't be able to search by location or see location recommendations in the Photos app search bar. 

1. Select Start , enter photos in the search box, then select the Photos app  from the list.

2. In the Photos app , select Settings  in the top right corner.

3. Under Personalization, set the Enable Location Based Features toggle to Off.
   
   

You can turn this feature back on at any time by setting the Enable Location Based Features to On in the Photos app Settings.  

Microsoft's Location Service

Your photos include latitude and longitude as part of their embedded data. Microsoft uses this information to determine where your photo or video was taken. Microsoft does not store this information. 

You can find out more information about Microsoft's Location technology here.