An assisted positioning method and apparatus are provided. A user equipment runs the WINDOWS 8 system, the user equipment is connected to a global positioning system (GPS) device having an assisted global positioning system (A-GPS) function, and the assisted positioning method includes detecting, by the user equipment, that the GPS device enables a GPS function; sending, by the user equipment, an A-GPS indication message to the GPS device, where the A-GPS indication message is used to instruct the GPS device to enable the A-GPS function; receiving, by the user equipment, positioning information from the GPS device, where the positioning information is obtained by the GPS device by using the GPS function and the A-GPS function.