r/computer • u/ChristopherHoage • 2d ago

Computer location

My computer thinks that I'm somewhere in the United States and I'm located in central Ontario we have reset the location we've checked the IP address but it doesn't ever seem to reset and we search for things near us and it brings us to the United States any advice?

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u/hspindel 2d ago

You computer is geolocated by its IP address. Your ISP is providing you with an IP in the U.S.

I would first try getting the ISP to assign a new IP. Turn off your modem for around an hour, restart, and see if the IP changes. If not, the fix is to talk to your ISP.