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description: Demonstrates how to set the default location using the Location API.
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# Setting the default location sample

Demonstrates how to set the default location using the Location API.

**Note** The Windows-classic-samples repo contains a variety of code samples that exercise the various programming models, platforms, features, and components available in Windows and/or Windows Server. This repo provides a Visual Studio solution (SLN) file for each sample, along with the source files, assets, resources, and metadata needed to compile and run the sample. For more info about the programming models, platforms, languages, and APIs demonstrated in these samples, check out the documentation on the [Windows Dev Center](https://dev.windows.com). This sample is provided as-is in order to indicate or demonstrate the functionality of the programming models and feature APIs for Windows and/or Windows Server.

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## System requirements

- Requires Windows SDK 10.0.22621.0 to build and Windows 8.1 to run.

## Build the sample

1. Start Visual Studio and select **File** \> **Open** \> **Project/Solution**.

2. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Microsoft Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file titled SetLocation.sln.

3. Press F7 (or F6 for Visual Studio 2013) or use **Build** \> **Build Solution** to build the sample.

## Run the sample

To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use **Debug** \> **Start Debugging**. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use **Debug** \> **Start Without Debugging**.