Solved Privacy & Security "Some of these settings are managed by your organization"


Stinger2000

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I was just going in to my settings and noticed the some of the settings are managed by my organization. I haven't noticed anything any setting that I want to change and they are preventing me, but, I would prefer to not have my organization control any settings. My best guess to why this may have happened is because I have Office 2016 installed. I use my personal account which is my windows acct with the exception of Outlook. That program I use my work email and when setting in up I chose the box to only manage this app, not my whole PC.
Is there anyway to change this and remove them while still keeping Office 2016 installed ?
 
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Mine looks like that also, every entry is "Off." :unsure:
No Office, however.
 

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Mine looks like that also, every entry is "Off." :unsure:
No Office, however.
I look at my desktop and it is the same. On that I don't have Office installed at all. When I did a search I saw many posts that have "organizations" controlling settings so maybe it just the way things are. I don't like it but it's not preventing me from any changes I would like to make. I guess I will just leave it for now unless someone chimes in and has a idea to fix it.
 

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    AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
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    LN Motherboard Calla_LC V1.12
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    16.0 GB
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Maybe it's a Dell / OEM / warranty thing? This laptop is just over 4 weeks old. [shrug]
 

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    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11320H @ up to 4.5GHz
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    Present
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    16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 3200MHz
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When I did a search I saw many posts that have "organizations" controlling settings so maybe it just the way things are. I don't like it but it's not preventing me from any changes I would like to make.

There is no 'organization' as such. It's a generic term that just means someone (which could be you) has made some registry changes that modify the behaviour of these settings. Often they can be due to a policy that you have enabled in the Group Policy Editor, for example this one when enabled adds the 'organization' message in Diagnostics & feedback, setting the policy to 'Not Configured' removes it.

Using third party tweakers, particularly ones that claim to protect your privacy, can also have the same effect. As can editing the registry yourself.

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    Windows 11 Home
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    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
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    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
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    Radeon Graphics
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    laptop screen
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    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
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    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
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    Defender
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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
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    Dell Lattitude E4310
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    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
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    0T6M8G
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    8GB
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    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
no office.
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There is no 'organization' as such. It's a generic term that just means someone (which could be you) has made some registry changes that modify the behaviour of these settings. Often they can be due to a policy that you have enabled in the Group Policy Editor, for example this one when enabled adds the 'organization' message in Diagnostics & feedback, setting the policy to 'Not Configured' removes it.

Using third party tweakers, particularly ones that claim to protect your privacy, can also have the same effect. As can editing the registry yourself.

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Is that similar idea to that Firefox "...browser is being managed by your organization..." notice one gets at the top of the Settings page? I see several other posts with similar "...managed by your organization" from other sections of W11.
 

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    Windows 11
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 5410
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11320H @ up to 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Present
    Memory
    16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 24mh (ext), 14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
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    512GB NVMe BC711_NVMe SK hynix
    Backups - 500GB SimpleDrive (ext), WD 750GB (ext)
    Case
    Slim
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    Kootek Cooling Pad
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    Logitech K360 (ext)
    Mouse
    Logitech 510
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    941.93
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
Is that similar idea to that Firefox "...browser is being managed by your organization..." notice one gets at the top of the Settings page?
Similar, in the case of Firefox it's usually because a 3rd-party AV has put some policies in the registry to control your browser.
I see several other posts with similar "...managed by your organization" from other sections of W11.
These should not appear in a clean install. They can appear in any section of Settings if certain relevant registry settings are added or changed from their defaults. This could be due to enabling a Group Policy using gpedit, using a 'tweaker' to modify Windows, or manually editing the registry to add a 'tweak' you found on the internet.

Unless it was done through gpedit (where you can see which policies have been enabled, and set them back to Not Configured) it can often be difficult to track down the cause of (and remove) any particular 'organization' warning.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Yeah I used that Firefox fix back when I was started with this laptop couple weeks ago. I know nothing of Group Policy, my 11 Home install came with my laptop, just had a recent W11 update. So for now I am slightly annoyed, but not concerned with some organization managing, um, what?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 5410
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11320H @ up to 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Present
    Memory
    16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 24mh (ext), 14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe BC711_NVMe SK hynix
    Backups - 500GB SimpleDrive (ext), WD 750GB (ext)
    Case
    Slim
    Cooling
    Kootek Cooling Pad
    Keyboard
    Logitech K360 (ext)
    Mouse
    Logitech 510
    Internet Speed
    941.93
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
I know nothing of Group Policy, my 11 Home install came with my laptop....
In that case the policies concerned may have been put there by the OEM in their custom install of Windows, perhaps to support their own OEM update utility. Home does not include the group policy editor, that's only in Pro.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
There is no 'organization' as such. It's a generic term that just means someone (which could be you) has made some registry changes that modify the behaviour of these settings. Often they can be due to a policy that you have enabled in the Group Policy Editor, for example this one when enabled adds the 'organization' message in Diagnostics & feedback, setting the policy to 'Not Configured' removes it.

Using third party tweakers, particularly ones that claim to protect your privacy, can also have the same effect. As can editing the registry yourself.

View attachment 19091
@Bree, Thank you for explanation on this. I have made some changes with Winaero so that makes sense. I appreciate the help !!!
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 x64, Ver 22H2 Build 22621.819
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire A515-45
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
    Motherboard
    LN Motherboard Calla_LC V1.12
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SK Hynix BC711 512GB, M.2 2280, NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 (Operating System)
    T-FORCE 1TB ( Stock HDD 1 TB used for Data storage)
    Mouse
    Logitech M385
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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