Over the last weekend, I performed a clean install of Windows 10 with November Update on my desktop PC, turned off automatic Windows updates via Group Policy after the install, and made several changes to default privacy settings to improve the privacy.
Since making changes to Group Policy and changing default privacy settings, I have been getting “Some settings are managed by your organization” message in the Windows Update section as well as in the Privacy section of the Settings app. The desktop PC is purely used for running virtual machines, and it’s not part of a domain or organization.
Remove “Some settings are managed by your organization” message from Privacy section of Settings
The “Some settings are managed by your organization” message appearing in the Privacy section of Settings app because you have configured Windows 10 to send only Basic device data to Microsoft instead of Enhanced or Full.
To stop seeing “Some settings are managed by your organization” message in the Privacy section of the Settings app, you need to let Windows 10 send Enhanced data to Microsoft.
According to this page of Microsoft, Windows 10 collects and sends performance as well as usage data to Microsoft to troubleshoot and improve its products and services.
Remove “Some settings are managed by your organization” in Windows Update
And if you are looking to remove “Some settings are managed by your organization” message from the Windows Update section of Settings, you need to restore Windows Update settings to its default in Group Policy.
However, if you really want to disable or configure how automatic Windows updates are installed, you can use the Registry Editor as changing default settings in Registry will not show the message in the Windows Update section. You can refer to our how to disable automatic Windows updates in Windows 10 Home edition (works for both Home and Pro) to configure Windows update settings in Registry.
Follow the instructions in Method 1 to remove the message from Windows Update.
Method 1- remove Some settings are managed by your organization message from Windows Update
Method 2 – remove the message from the Privacy section
Method 3 – remove the message from the Privacy section
Method 1
Step 1: Type Gpedit.msc in Start menu search and then press Enter key to open Local Group Policy Editor.
Step 2: Navigate to the following policy:
Computer configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update
On the right-side, double-click on the entry labeled Configure Automatic Updates to open its properties.
Step 3: Select Not Configured, and then click Apply button. Restart your PC if the message is still appearing when you open Windows Update in Settings, simply click Check for updates button once. The message will disappear in no time.
And if you want to disable updates, please refer to our how to turn off automatic updates in Windows 10 guide for detailed instructions.
Method 2
This will remove the message only from the Privacy section
Step 1: Open Settings app either by clicking its icon in the Start menu or using the Windows logo + I hotkey.
Step 2: Once the Settings app is launched, click Privacy.
Step 3: Click Feedback & diagnostics. Under the Diagnostics and usage data section, select either Enhanced or Full from the drop-down menu to turn off “Some settings are managed by your organization” message.
Method 3
Note that this method applies only to Windows 10 Pro edition as Group Policy Editor is not part of Home edition.
Step 1: Type Gpedit.msc in Start menu or Run command box and then press the Enter key.
Step 2: In the Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the following policy:
Computer configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Data Collection and Preview Builds.
Step 3: On the right-side, double-click on Allow Telemetry to open its properties, select Enabled, and then select either Enhanced or Full, as shown in the picture below.
Click the Apply button. That’s it!
Steve says
Solution get into Linux – freedom of choice, no blockades, no cut-of administrator from system and list no corporate policy enforcement, blocking chrome also google search engine, torrent and P2P, and list goes on … full system access every time you choose ! I’m not advertising Linux here, it has its own problems, but at least Linux puts everything in user hand. I use Win more 20 years, i’m not a rookie nor i’m beginner, but i have major problems getting things done – MS goes insane. With such policy’s more and more user will switch to whatever they can use without being limited and blocked all the time. Some setting may work for now until MS decides to block them with the next update. So if u weren’t screwed now, u sure may will be in the future. No more freedom under windows guys !
Ray says
Thanks a lot. Keep it up.
mike komin says
All this information is wrong wrong wrong! Easiest fix is to delete the WindowsUpdate registry key.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Mary says
Thank you so much! Exactly what I needed. Have been trying for months now and I finally managed to activate my windows.
Avancio says
None of these fixed worked for me…..and my updates aren’t installing because of it.
Nima says
step 2 i dont see send your device data to microsoft
Cristhal says
Hi
Couple of weeks ago I have bought my new HP home laptop which came installed with Win 10 Home 64bit.
After a couple of days of struggle into non-possible Win settings system I gave up and bought Win 10Pro and upgrade it. With Win 10Pro version 1903 still troubles are persisting and not all settings in Windows are available.
It’s been two weeks since I try to fix them reading articles and comments connected to my problems :
1) To debug Win setting message “some settings are managed by your organization” which one???
2) To debug Sync your settings under the Accounts which I can not change because are grey; I beleive if I would change these settings it will allow me to work with my two home laptops as a homegroup.
2) I discovered that my laptop is owned by HP organization ?! adter run winver command… but how to remove this? is my computer now, I pay for it!
3) I can not change the username folder of my account created by Microsoft on my first time access to my laptop
4) in the same network the two laptops see each other but I am not allowed to open the user accounts even if run as administrator !? in Win 7 I could make a homegroup and was no problem to see folders, copy files from one computer to another…
I must say is a bit dissapointing the new system Win 10 and a big frustrution that with your own laptop you can not control it. Is someone else who has control in the “clouds”?!
Solutions found on net are a bit scaring if you are not an IT person. To go in regedit and gpedit … a bit much for non soft educate person. It must be some troubleshoot method which can be used or other easy way to fix all above !
Any advise to solve my troubles with Win 10 ? Tks in advance.
Kevin says
I found I needed to go deeper to remove myself from a former company’s User Group policy. I needed to go to:
Local Group Policy Editor (found it clicking Window key and typing Group Policy)
Click under Admin Templates > Windows Components > “Windows Update”
After clicking Windows Update I looked over the State/Comment of the services. Two had configurations.
Specifically
“Specify Intranet Microsoft update service location”
I clicked on setting and found it enabled and enforcing my computer to only find updates from the former company’s internal server. I disabled this.
This fixed my ability of my computer to look for updates and finally removed the “Some settings are managed by your organization”
Kyle says
cant open Gpedit.msc. :( help plz!!
preetam says
I’m having the same issue of some settings are managed…….. people said to run gpedit.msc in run but when ever I tried to run it as administrator.it is showing please enter a correct word. So Is there any solution other than these……??!! For windows 10 home
moshe says
thanks brothers, step 1 did not work and I try step 2 it is work
rune says
Didn’t work at all.
zeddy says
My issue was with method 3 as I have the red text on my privacy pages and cannot change the diagnostic and usage data info box. It stays on basic. I changed things in gpedit, rebooted and nothing has changed. The box is still greyed out.
coffee-turtle says
“made several changes to default privacy settings to improve the privacy.” –> I would be very interested in the changes you made and how, please. Thank you.