Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization message showing on Privacy Settings page

Anonymous
2020-04-13T18:12:20+00:00

When In Settings>Privacyonly under Windows permissions>diagnostics&feedback and App permissions>Camera do I get ***Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization.**I am the only one using this laptop and am shown as administrator.  How can I resolve this issue.  I have exhausted all supposed cures suggested when I search that topic.

****Original title:*Privacy settings***

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Anonymous
2020-11-10T00:11:48+00:00

I finally resolved the problem I was having today, involving using the Local Group Policy Editor.  As far as I understand, this is available on Windows 10 Pro, not the Home edition.  Hopefully this will help a few of you.

  • Press Windows key + R to open the 'Run' window.  Type gpedit.msc and press enter.
  • Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, then expand Windows Components.
  • Click on App Privacy.  Double-click on the relevant issue, e,g,. if you cannot use your webcam, double-click on 'Let Windows apps access the camera'.
  • On the left under Options, there should be a 'Default for all apps' setting.  In my case this was set to 'Force Deny'.  Change this to 'User is in control', then click OK at the bottom.
  • Click on the Start button, click Settings, then click Privacy.  Hopefully the relevant permission button is no longer greyed out.

You are correct.  The group policy editor is not available in the Home version. 

Pro users has other tools as well to fix this. Like system center.

Home users can reset policies by using powershell commands. Pro users can do this as well.

The group policy editor is just a tool that uses the cmd/powershell commands. (Why those tools are not in win 10, I dont understand)

Microsoft released 2 days ago problems in 20H2 with exectly this.

Resetting the PC does work. But only because you reset your policies with that. Thats like buying a new car when you get a flat tire ;).

Here is how you fix the problem of "managed" when your PC IS NOT MANAGED!!! (Some are).

1. Open a powershell or cmd windows (With Admin rights)How to open a cmd or powershell windows.- Click start - Find Windows Powershell folder in the application tree.

  • RIGHT CLICK on the Windows powershell that only say powershell (Not Powershell ISE, x86).

2. Choose open with admin rights.

3. Copy all these commands. And paste them into the powershell

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost" /f

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsStore\WindowsUpdate" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" /f

reg delete "HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsStore\WindowsUpdate" /f

4. Reboot your system. <---skip this and it does not work

Check the setting that had "managed by" in yellow text. If its gone = fixed and its policies you change with a tool that creates a registry mix that Microsoft yet have to fix.

If you are still "managed", then I suggest Malware removal operation. Then contact Microsoft support. They will help you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-16T02:59:47+00:00

    When In Settings>Privacyonly under Windows permissions>diagnostics&feedback and App permissions>Camera do I get ***Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization.**I am the only one using this laptop and am shown as administrator.  How can I resolve this issue.  I have exhausted all supposed cures suggested when I search that topic.

    ****Original title:*Privacy settings***

    There seems to be no solution other than to reset your PC which means having to reinstall all one's application.

    I'll have to break down and try it next.

    This is beyond unacceptable. 

    If I mess something up in the OP and pay MS to fix it, shouldn't we be allowed to have MS pay us for all the days we have to devote for free to their miserable programmers? 

    Yeah, I know ... just dreaming.

    Or find a lawyer to file a class action lawsuit.  I bet that would get MS's attention.  *sm*

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-29T08:29:11+00:00

    Well it seens we are basically up sh*t creek without a paddle and facing a waterfall drop. Nothing surprises me anymore, esp now more than ever. Its never about the customer and their satisfaction. It has been, is and always will be about the profitability above all. Admittedly, as a business owner, I too have caught myself favoring the bottom line. Finally I realized that without my customers I wouldn't have a bottom line to obsess over. 

    Microsoft obviously has forgotten this very real detail. As big as they, as profitable and as vital to every day life/work you would think that they would be on top of things and offering solutions that work. 

    If anyone happens to find a workable solution, please share :)

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-29T05:22:10+00:00

    Check your camera settings.  It's probably grayed out, too.

    Windows 10 Home is now totally useless for video conferencing.  It's an anchor weight for working from home.

    Myself and a number of other users have asked MS for well over a year for a solution .... zero, zip.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-01T11:38:54+00:00

    I have the same question and the above suggestion, although followed to the letter, did not solve my problem. Neither did a new installation over the old one.

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