Get my laptop location using c#

I have never used this but this looks like what you need. The documentation says if no GPS is available it will use Wi-Fi triangulation. I don't know if it would do the same for a wired connection. Without a GPS, it will not be as accurate as a GPS. Without a GPS, it is probably using the location of your ISP. Try it and let us know how it works.

See System.Device.Location Namespace[^] and GeoCoordinateWatcher Class[^].


I got this to work on Windows 8 Wi-Fi and wired connection. It is possible that the wired connection test used remembered coordinates from the Wi-Fi test.

Add a Reference to: System.Device

Imports System.Device.Location

Private WithEvents watcher As GeoCoordinateWatcher
Public Sub GetLocationDataEvent()
    watcher = New System.Device.Location.GeoCoordinateWatcher()
    AddHandler watcher.PositionChanged, AddressOf watcher_PositionChanged
    watcher.Start()
End Sub

Private Sub watcher_PositionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GeoPositionChangedEventArgs(Of GeoCoordinate))
    MsgBox(e.Position.Location.Latitude.ToString & ", " & _
           e.Position.Location.Longitude.ToString)
    ' Stop receiving updates after the first one.
    watcher.Stop()
End Sub