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
    2020-09-22T23:03:15+00:00

    I have this very same problem, it started on google chrome about 6 months ago and I deleted that and went over to microsoft edge, about 2 months ago. It's been working ok till I noticed tonight (22/09/2020) that the very same message has re-appeared. I also am on a home computer, not attached to work or any other organisation and it's blocking java scripts. I don't have webroot installed on my computer (to my knowledge, not something I have put on anyhow) and am not savvy enough to go through all the technical jargon relating to editing registry and whatnot. Please help an old lady with this in simple terms? Thanks in advance.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-22T23:12:15+00:00

    Suzi_565,

    Sorry about your situation! With that messaging we are trying to be a bit transparent that something external entity has made a configuration change of some sort on Edge (I apologize that the "your organization" phrase is misleading here). Could you please post a screenshot of what the edge://policy page looks like for you? That will hopefully help us figure out the source of your issue

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-23T10:22:23+00:00

    I'm replying on my laptop, it has exactly the same thing going on as my desktop is and the screenshot is the same for both computers. Thank you for your quick reply to me. :) Not sure if this has worked right, but here goes

    edge://policy/

    Mmmm, no, how do I bring the picture across please?

    Status

    CookiesBlockedForUrls[*.]100hot.com,[*.]7search.com,[*.]flyswat.com,[*.]focalink.com,[*.]gator.com,[*.]gatoradvertisinginformationnetwork.com,[*.]goclick.com,[*.]hightrafficads.com,[*.]hitbox.com,[*.]hitboxcentral.com,[*.]hitslink.com,[*.]hotlog.ru,[*.]8ad.com,[*.]hotnaughtywi…PlatformDeviceMandatoryOK

    JavaScriptBlockedForUrls[*.]blockchained.party,[*.]freecontent.review,[*.]go.megabanners.cf,[*.]wsp.marketgid.com,[*.]papoto.com,[*.]flare-analytics.com,[*.]sparechange.io,[*.]miner.nablabee.com,[*.]m.anyfiles.ovh,[*.]cryptonoter.com,[*.]mutuza.win,[*.]crypto-webminer.com,[*.]fre…PlatformDeviceMandatoryOK

    Ooh that got it :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-24T01:32:13+00:00

    Thanks Suzi_565!

    1. Are these the only 2 entries listed on that page for you?
    2. Also, do any of the website addresses look familiar to you in those 2 entries? I have not seen these settings be the cause for this issue so far, so based on your feedback I can try figuring out what might be causing this issue for you.

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