[Fix] Some Settings are Managed by Your Organization in Windows 10

PROBLEM SYMPTOM:

If you open Settings app in Windows 10 from Start Menu or using WIN+I keyboard shortcut and you navigate to some page such as Windows Update, you see following error message or warning notification at top:

The message is text only not a hyperlink, so you can’t click on it to open some web page or program to read more information about it.

You are unable to understand why this warning message is showing in Settings app? You are not connected to any domain, network or organization. You have a home computer and you are the only administrator of the computer. You are worried and afraid who is managing your computer and why? You want to know how to remove this message and how to stop the unknown organization from managing your Windows 10 device and settings. You have started panic whether your system is infected with a virus or spyware.

PROBLEM REASON:

First of all don’t panic. There is no need to worry about this message as it’s a notification only but yeah, the message text is definitely misleading and scary. It’s not any bug or issue in Windows 10. Your computer is not infected with any malware.

Don’t worry! No organization is managing your computer. It’s the default built-in message which is shown by Windows 10 when there are some kind of restrictions applied in your computer.

For example, you applied some Group Policies to disable or turn off certain features in Windows 10 such as telemetry, automatic updates, personalization, notifications, apps, etc. You might have also used Registry tweaks or scripts to disable these features.

Related: Fixing Windows 10 Automatic Updates Installation Problem

Sometimes 3rd party software may also apply policies using Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor in your system without your knowledge.

Many times security software such as antivirus, anti-spyware, firewall or complete security suite also turn off Windows 10 features such as telemetry, etc.

So whenever Windows 10 finds that one or more policies have been applied in your computer using Group Policy or Registry, it immediately starts displaying the “Some settings are hidden or managed by your organization” message on the related Settings page.

So the message is an indication that some features or functionality are restricted or disabled in your system, nothing else.

PROBLEM SOLUTION:

If you manually applied some policies or registry tweaks in your Windows 10 computer or used a 3rd party software to disable or turn off Windows 10 features, then you don’t need to worry about this message. You can simply ignore the message.

But if you are not sure and you didn’t apply any policy or registry tweak and you didn’t use any 3rd party software to manage Windows 10 features, then you may want to get rid of this annoying error or warning message.

To disable or remove this “Some settings are managed by your organization” message from Windows 10 Settings app, you’ll need to find and delete/disable the applied policy or registry tweak.

SOLUTION 1:

1. First of all open Group Policy Editor using gpedit.msc command in RUN dialog box or search box.

2. Now click on “Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> All Settings” section. It’ll list all existing policies in your Windows 10 device.

3. Now we’ll try to find if any policy is applied/enabled in your computer. In right-side section, click on “State” column header to sort the list based on their state.

If any policy is applied in your computer, it’ll be shown on the top with “Enabled” state.

More Info: [Tip] How to Know Which Group Policies are Currently Applied in Windows?

If you are not sure about the policy and you didn’t apply that policy, you can double-click on the option and it’ll open its properties window. Now select “Not Configured” option and click on Apply button.

Do the same thing with all applied policies which are showing their state as Enabled.

4. Once you reset all policies to “Not Configured” state, go to “User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> All Settings” section. Now repeat the same process mentioned in STEP 3 again. If you find any policy applied, reset it to “Not Configured“.

That’s it. Now check Settings app again and the “Some settings are managed by your organization” message will disappear from all pages. If you still see the message, restart your computer to take effects and after reboot the message will no longer display in Settings app.

BONUS TIP:

If you want to reset and remove all active group policies at once, following tutorial will help you:

[Tip] How to Reset or Remove All Active Group Policies Applied in Windows?

SOLUTION 2:

If you can’t use gpedit.msc or you didn’t find any policy active or enabled, you’ll need to dig into Windows Registry to find the culprit registry key which is causing the message in Settings app.

There is no fixed way to find the registry key which is causing the message in Settings app. It might be a DWORD or String value somewhere lying in registry which is forcing Windows 10 to show the message in Settings app.

Most of the time, “Some settings are managed by your organization” message shows on Settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Update page. If you are also getting the message on Windows Update page and want to remove it, following steps will help you:

1. Open Registry Editor using regedit command in RUN dialog box or search box.

2. Now go to following key:

3. If you find any key under WindowsUpdate key, delete it.

Also check in right-side pane, if you find any DWORD, String, etc, delete it.

Restart your computer and the “Some settings are managed by your organization” message will disappear from Windows Update page in Settings.

NOTE: If you see the message on Personalization pages such as Background, Colors, Lock Screen, Themes, Fonts, etc, then you’ll need to check following registry key:

PS: If you are getting the message on some other pages in Settings app, mention the page name and location in your comment and we’ll share the registry key related to the page so that you can delete it and get rid of the message.

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