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
    2020-11-02T18:57:15+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.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-02T19:24:52+00:00

    Thanks for the info but what if we have Home as our version not Pro, like myself. There's nothing in the Home version that allows for such changes. In fact I finally spoke to someone at MS via chat (for an entirely different issue) but took the time to see if he could help me (he was from a different dept) and he seemed to skirt around my issue and only gave me links and recommendations to potential resolution (s) I had already tried. Very vague and very basic resolves. So at this point I am living with it but am certain I will have to reset my system. 

    I wonder if its possible to do a reset and not reset a partioned drive?? Or do all drives reset regardless??

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-05T06:09:03+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*

    I have the exact same problem and I am NOT resetting my PC because Microsoft cant build a tool or command that removes this idiotic "bug".

    Mine started when I bought Office 365. I guess I should not have done that.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-06T04:10:42+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*

    I have the exact same problem and I am NOT resetting my PC because Microsoft cant build a tool or command that removes this idiotic "bug".

    Mine started when I bought Office 365. I guess I should not have done that.

    This issue has been going on for at least 2-3 years.  In the Home edition only.  I'm not sure that MS is even aware of it; they have certainly ignored it.

    I have to finish some docs before I can reset my laptop.  I do believe it is the ONLY solution.

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