New Edge: "Your browser is managed by your organization"

Anonymous
2020-06-10T02:22:27+00:00

I just (06-08-2020) installed the latest Windows release and updated to the new Edge as well. When I went to change settings in the Edge browser, I noticed that my browser is all of a sudden managed by "your organization". Well, my organization is me!

Can anyone explain why I see the message "Your browser is managed by your organization" when trying to adjust settings? I did not give any permission for anyone to "manage my organization." I had this problem with Google Chrome and wound up deleting the browser altogether.

Thanks in advance

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10

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Anonymous
2020-08-25T14:54:50+00:00

I was able to remove this by opening my Webroot SecureAnywhere Advanced Settings. Like others have said, this is something that blocks websites Webroot has identified as malicious but the steps below should remove the things in Edge you're seeing.

  1. Open the Webroot security program.
  2. Click the Advanced Settings Cog at the top right.
  3. Click Firewall / Web Shield at the left hand side.
  4. Uncheck "Activate Browser Extensions"
  5. Save
  6. Close and reopen Edge and the Extension is gone and so are those policies/management messages.

Here's a screenshot of the setting unchecked. I hope this helps!

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-02-05T23:02:56+00:00

    Thank you. That's a fairly mixed bag of policies; some of them prevent data being sent to Microsoft servers, some of them make searching and form-filling more difficult, but I can't spot one that would affect your ability to specify a default search engine. I would suggest that you click on each link in turn and read just what the policy does, then decide whether you want to keep it or not. The documentation for each one tells you which registry key value is involved and what that value's data should be - in most cases 0 for no (false) and 1 for yes (true). 

    Which options for search are greyed out? Another screenshot would be helpful.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-02-05T14:32:53+00:00

    It sounds as if you didn't make any of these changes yourself, so some external agent did. It might be a program (e.g. anti-virus) on your computer, or an extension (e.g. an ad blocker) in your browser. If you don't understand the entries on the edge://policy page, post back with a screenshot of them,

    I have attached the screenshot (BELOW)

    You are correct that I did not make the changes, but a program 'O&O Shutup 10' may have.

    It is a 'problem' for me as I am unable to change the default Bing search engine to say, Google chrome.  The options are greyed out.

    Thanks for any pointers.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-02-05T12:31:18+00:00

    "Your browser is managed by your organization"

    I have the same problem, 

    This isn't a 'problem.' Edge is showing you an informational message. If you see it at the foot of the menu after clicking on ⋯ (Settings and more), click on it. A new window (edge://management) should open with a brief explanation and a link. Click on the link to be taken to the page called edge://policy. Here you should see a list of 'policies' that affect the way the browser works. Each entry is a link to a formidable documentation page explaining what the setting does.

    It sounds as if you didn't make any of these changes yourself, so some external agent did. It might be a program (e.g. anti-virus) on your computer, or an extension (e.g. an ad blocker) in your browser. If you don't understand the entries on the edge://policy page, post back with a screenshot of them, or just copy and paste them into your reply. You might not want to get rid of them, despite the slightly scary warning. I would think, though, that 'an external agent' was scarier than 'your organization' if you were told that it was controlling your computer.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-02-05T10:58:33+00:00

    I have the same problem, however I do *not* use 'Webroot'.  My AV is Kaspersky Security Cloud.  I have also used O&O Shutup 10 in the past.  Could either of these be causing the problem?

    Thanks

    Kes

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