Get-WinHomeLocation
Get-WinHomeLocation
Gets the Windows GeoID home location setting for the current user account.
Syntax
Get-WinHomeLocation [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Get-WinHomeLocation cmdlet gets the value of the user GeoID setting and returns a .NET GeoID object. The Windows GeoID setting is a user setting that describes the home location (that is, the country or region) of the current user account. Applications that require the current user account’s home location, such as a driver for a television tuner application, can use this setting.
A table of GeoIDs is available at Table of Geographical Locations (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=242308).
Parameters
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
GeoID
A 32-bit signed number that uniquely identifies a geographical location.
Examples
Example 1: Get the GeoID setting
This command returns the GeoID setting and its display name for the current user account.
PS C:\> Get-WinHomeLocation
Related topics
Set-WinHomeLocation