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

Instructions for installing gpedit.msc are here: https://techcult.com/install-group-policy-editor-windows-10/

Thank you. I followed them but in the end, I aborted my attempts to get the HOME edition "to behave". Since I really wanted the gpedit.msc function, I decided to upgrade to Win10 Pro. Worked smoothly. Then ran all commands declared "safe" by our hacker Jonas ... and now, as of 11/26/21, EVERYTHING on my Lenovo Yoga 900 laptop works!

Yippee!

 

SUCCESS! You are a marvel, with your CLEAR, detailed explanations.

 

First, I had a lightbulb moment. Forget about fixing the "Settings hidden or managed" in Win10 Home. I upgraded to Win10 PRO. MSOfficeStore has it on sale (Nov. 2021) for $55.00.

 

The upgrade went smoothly, then I applied your suggested changes in gpedit. Most of the functions now work, or least no longer show "some settings hidden" EXCEPT for:

 

Under Settings > Privacy, these still show "hidden or managed""

 

New status in Settings > PRIVACY after upgrade to Pro.

WINDOWS PERMISSIONS

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.. General                                                        Change Privacy options               still hidden or managed                            

.. Diagnostics & Feedback                                                                                    still hidden or managed              

 

APP PERMISSIONS

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.. Location                                                                                                                still hidden or managed              

 

How can I change these?

 

Thank you so much again.

 

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.

It helped to change some settings but the message is still there. WIndows 11 upgrade tool still reports that the PC is being managed and will therefore not execute the upgrade check. Instead asking me to contact my IT-administrator.

Then I am sorry dude. Your windows licens is a volume licens and thats the reponse windows gives you when it fails to reach the licfens servers or your licens is no longer paid (companies pays their win 10 licens yearly. When they stop, your right to use ut stops)

Get a new win 10 and install new. No upgrade, Use the install program to remove all partitions and install fresh, with a win 10 licens you buy or move from from your microsoft account if you have an unsused one.

gpedit.msc is not a feature available in the Win10 HOME edition.

The function is.
The graphic tool, is not.

In home, you use powershell.

Instructions for installing gpedit.msc are here: https://techcult.com/install-group-policy-editor-windows-10/

WARNING!

Dont install any tool that Microsoft do not provide.

This MSC does what it should, but has backdoors. Since your licens dont support it, you do know if your maskine is hacked or not :(