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So, I installed Windows 10 Pro 64-bit yesterday and have been configuring it since. Somewhere along the way a setting got triggered somehow which results in a message "Some settings are managed by your organization." I would like to know how to correct this.
I am not part of a domain, this is a home computer and there is one user account, mine, with administrator privileges.
headkase
Posted 2015-07-30T17:58:15.673
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This message is misleading, at least in the Windows Update dialog.
This is based on that in the privacy settings under "Settings" -> "Privacy" -> "Feedback & diagnostics" -> "Diagnostics and usage data" it is set to "Basic". Change it to "Enhanced" or higher, the message disappears.
I have a German Windows 10 Professional version, so can not say exactly whether the menu names are correct. However, this must be increased.
Thomas
Posted 2015-07-30T17:58:15.673
Reputation: 450
And boom, just like that - fixed! Thank you!!! :) – headkase – 2015-07-31T12:02:26.630
For anyone else: Settings -> Privacy -> Feedback and Diagnosis. I did modify that setting and that was the exact issue. – headkase – 2015-07-31T12:04:28.257
2You're welcome, was a long search. – Thomas – 2015-07-31T12:05:40.420
So if I understand correctly, changes to policies unrelated to Windows Update would trigger the red label inside Windows Update? If you can confirm this then you can put my mind to ease. Thanks – prettyvoid – 2015-08-12T13:43:19.993
13Too bad this solution doesn't help me, because Privacy settings also says Some settings are managed by your organization inside Feedback & diagnostics.. I am running a ThinkPad, and it is not part of any domains or Azure domains. – Antony – 2015-09-08T23:34:45.357
10In order to hide a harmless message voluntarily allow Microsoft to collect your private data. No thank you. – Pawel – 2015-10-06T17:27:06.023
2This setting to me is gray/disabled. – Aristos – 2015-10-14T07:00:12.747
@Antony try this http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unable-to-change-windows-update-settings-some/2aafdc92-fb2e-4347-948d-ca71f87107a4?auth=1
– EvanBlack – 2015-10-24T09:37:34.6404
I've no luck either with this solution. Also tried this alternative: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-fix-some-settings-are-managed-by-your-organization-message-windows-10-1521281. I'm in a virtual machine with Parallels Dektop 11, maybe that has something to do with it?
– Andrew – 2015-12-04T09:42:23.653Do you have to restart afterwards or something? a) This doesn't fix my issue, and b) why would this have anything to do with whether or not settings for my computer are managed by a domain? – Asad Saeeduddin – 2016-02-04T00:30:08.870
1@AndrewFlierman: Thanks, for me that worked... – Kiara Grouwstra – 2016-04-12T04:24:03.453
Does nothing for me – b1nary.atr0phy – 2016-09-17T21:06:01.680
Note that you may not need to remain in full diagnostic mode to suppress the message. After raising your diagnostic level to remove the alert message, try lowering it back to Basic and re-check if the alert message is showing. – Peter Vandivier – 2018-08-03T17:10:35.277
in case this does not work for you , the reason could be that you're setting the telemetry to enhanced+ on the system level, but its not configured on the lower level ( user ). turns out that the user settings overrides the default of the system, so if you have your users set to disabled but you set the systems to enhanced+, it will still not work ( in case you're an administrator ). at least setting that was what solved my problem. – Niklas – 2018-09-19T20:41:28.003
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This can also indicate that local Group Policy settings have been set. (You might want to run a malware scan if you're certain you didn't purposefully adjust these settings. It is also conceivable that anti-virus programs or system maintenance tools might have done this.)
To inspect and adjust your machine's local Group Policy, press Win+R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. In the left pane, expand Administrative Templates under Computer Configuration. Settings for Windows Update are in the folder called Windows Update under Windows Components. The settings for user profiles are in User Profiles under System in Administrative Templates.
After you select a folder that contains policy settings, you can double-click the policies in the main pane to enable, disable, and configure them. Setting policies to Not Configured will enable the normal UI (e.g. in Control Panel) in most cases. Once finished adjusting the policies, close the Local Group Policy Editor and type gpupdate in the Run dialog. Restart or re-log if necessary.
Read about the Local Group Policy Editor on TechNet.
If you have a Home edition of Windows, the Registry representation of the Windows Update Group Policy settings is at \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate. Most settings are under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, but there are some in HKEY_CURRENT_USER. There can also be an AU subkey. Removing the values reverses the Group Policy settings.
Ben N
Posted 2015-07-30T17:58:15.673
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2I have checked and double-checked the settings. They are already set to "not configured." I uninstalled my anti-virus and disabled automatic logon in netplwiz. To no avail. I left my homegroup, created a new homegroup, left that one, ran gpupdate as both regular and elevated prompt. – headkase – 2015-07-30T20:04:02.830
@headkase Try checking in the User Configuration tree as well? If you go to All Settings under Administrative Templates and sort by State, you'll be able to easily see which if any policies are configured. – Ben N – 2015-07-30T21:41:50.890
Not configured for everything. The only two functions that I have found that I am unable to access, given in the screens above, is that I cannot join the insider program, and also I cannot send typing telemetry to Microsoft. – headkase – 2015-07-30T21:45:15.840
@headkase Is there anything in the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies registry key, or the same path under HKCU? – Ben N – 2015-07-30T21:50:56.663
Just a (default) that is not set for each. – headkase – 2015-07-30T21:54:49.133
And I just had a Windows Update come through, a definition update for Windows Defender. If it was mal-ware you would think it would block updates. I also installed three other computers using the same Microsoft download tool on a USB stick between them. The other computers were Home edition however, only this one is Pro.
Thank you for your suggestions so far - this is one of the rare Windows times where Google hasn't readily helped me help myself. – headkase – 2015-07-30T22:11:38.403
(The other three do not have this message) – headkase – 2015-07-30T22:12:11.997
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I hope, my answer isn't too late, but i noticed the following:
Some software out there is able to control these settings instead. In my case, those behavior is caused by the so called BitDefender-Profiles. See screenshots below.
managed 'by organization'...
BitDefender profiles turned off...
MjSt
Posted 2015-07-30T17:58:15.673
Reputation: 41
So..3rd party apps are allowed to manipulate my windows' settings? Nice... – b1nary.atr0phy – 2016-09-17T21:25:33.533
1In my case, ESET manage my settings! – SeyedPooya Soofbaf – 2017-05-25T06:00:27.207
I'll just add that iolo System Mechanic will change this setting with its Privacy Shield (if you tell it to). I forgot I had turned off "Personal data collection and reporting", but your answer got my on the right track. – pppeater – 2017-10-20T17:30:56.113
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Since none of the answers in this thread worked for me, here is what did work: O&O ShutUp10. It's a free piece of software that gives direct control over your security/privacy policies. So for example, if your Windows Update functionality is locked, it will look something like this:
Green/On means the setting is disabled. So just switch those to the Off position to revert control back into your hands.
There's another similar piece of software called Spybot Anti-Beacon, but it's interface is a bit less intuitive.
I originally found this answer here: TenForums
b1nary.atr0phy
Posted 2015-07-30T17:58:15.673
Reputation: 139
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I have spent many hours, days, even weeks on this issue. The best solution I have found is to reset your Local Group Policy Editor to its Default by resetting all its settings to Not Configured. See Reset Group Policy Editor
groucho43
Posted 2015-07-30T17:58:15.673
Reputation: 109
4link only answer are discouraged here. Please include relevant points from the reference in case it would break in the future. – Máté Juhász – 2017-05-25T14:46:52.043
2This was hardly a “link only” answer. Here are more detailed instructions. Press your Windows Key and R at the same time, type gpedit.msc and click OK. In the Local Group Policy Editor window that opens, navigate to Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> All Settings, click on the State column header and reset all settings that are either Enabled or Disabled to Not Configured. Repeat the same with User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> All Settings. Close the window and see if the issue has been resolved. Hope this helps. – groucho43 – 2017-05-26T15:42:36.713
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After dis-joining from the domain (which led me to search for this exact question), messing with the privacy settings (down from Full to Basic, then back up to Full), increasing intensity of resetting group policies to "not configured" (all the way to everything, as in Avner Falk's answer) and uninstalling AVG Cloud, (and re-boots in between each step), what finally worked was removing the Lenovo Update software.
Thanks everyone. I'm sure the registry will get re-tattooed when I re-join this pig to the domain.
I also was pleased to discover O&O Shutup10. Useful in other situations.
BISI
Posted 2015-07-30T17:58:15.673
Reputation: 86
Just wanted to say I'm in the same boat-- so it's not a completely isolated issue. I upgraded from windows 8.1 (clean install). I'm also very familiar with windows administration and GPOs and I've verified that nothing is configured. Nothing in the Policies key under HKLM or HKCU looks amiss. Although I'd I'd kind of like someone who doesn't have this issue to post an exported key to compare with. – NPS – 2015-07-31T02:16:38.573