{"id":1582,"date":"2016-02-05T13:07:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T07:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2019-05-12T02:55:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T02:55:58","slug":"personalize-some-settings-managed-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/personalize-some-settings-managed-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Personalize Settings Says “Some settings are managed by your organization”"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the Personalize settings page show the red text message Some settings are managed by your organization<\/b> at the top, it means that some of the settings in that particular page are locked down by an administrator in that computer, via Group Policy Editor or through the registry. For classic Control Panel items, you may see the message One or more of the settings on this page has been disabled by the system administrator<\/b> if one or more Policies are set for that page.<\/p>\n

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Registry File:<\/strong> Download personalize-policies-remove.zip<\/a><\/b>, unzip and extract the enclosed registry file to a folder, and double-click the registry file to run it. This removes the Personalize Policies listed in this article.<\/p>\n

Contents of the REG File<\/h2>\n
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
\r\n;Removes Personalize Policies in Windows 10, as in the following page:\r\n;https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/personalize-some-settings-managed-organization\/\r\n;Created by Ramesh Srinivasan for The Winhelponline Blog
\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\ActiveDesktop]\r\n"NoChangingWallpaper"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System]\r\n"NoDispAppearancePage"=-\r\n"NoDispScrSavPage"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Personalization]\r\n"NoChangingLockScreen"=-\r\n"NoChangingSoundScheme"=-\r\n"NoChangingStartMenuBackground"=-\r\n"NoLockScreen"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\System]\r\n"DisableLockScreenAppNotifications"=-\r\n"DisableLogonBackgroundImage"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer]\r\n"NoChangeStartMenu"=-\r\n"NoControlPanel"=-\r\n"NoSetTaskbar"=-\r\n"NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList"=-\r\n"NoThemesTab"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer]\r\n"ForceStartSize"=-\r\n"LockedStartLayout"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CloudContent]\r\n"DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures"=-\r\n
\r\n[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\ActiveDesktop]\r\n"NoChangingWallpaper"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System]\r\n"NoDispAppearancePage"=-\r\n"NoDispScrSavPage"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Personalization]\r\n"NoChangingLockScreen"=-\r\n"NoChangingSoundScheme"=-\r\n"NoChangingStartMenuBackground"=-\r\n"NoLockScreen"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\System]\r\n"DisableLockScreenAppNotifications"=-\r\n"DisableLogonBackgroundImage"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer]\r\n"NoChangeStartMenu"=-\r\n"NoControlPanel"=-\r\n"NoSetTaskbar"=-\r\n"NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList"=-\r\n"NoThemesTab"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer]\r\n"ForceStartSize"=-\r\n"LockedStartLayout"=-\r\n\r\n[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CloudContent]\r\n"DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures"=-\r\n <\/code><\/pre>\n
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More Information<\/h2>\n
If you’re a home user and are clueless about which Policy controls which user interface option, here is the list of Policy keys for Personalize in Windows 10. The Policy name, the registry location as well as the equivalent Group Policy setting are given.<\/p>\n
Note that this list may not necessarily cover all the Personalize Policies. There may be additional Policy settings for Personalization, but this page is primarily written to help users understand which Policy is affecting which GUI option in Personalize window. For a full listing of Policies, you need to use Group Policy Editor, available in Windows 10 Pro Editions and higher.<\/i><\/p>\n
Policies can be set either in HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, in the registry paths given in the table. You need to check both the registry locations, to set or remove Policies. For example, to remove the NoChangingWallpaper Policy, you need to go to the specified registry paths (both), and delete or rename the value named NoChangingWallpaper, if exists in the right pane.<\/p>\n
Policy Settings for Personalization in Windows 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Background<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Value Name<\/td>\nNoChangingWallpaper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Registry Path<\/td>\nSOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\ActiveDesktop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Group Policy<\/td>\nAdministrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Prevent changing desktop background<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
More Info <\/td>\nBackground drop-down and Background color choices grayed out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Colors<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Value Name<\/td>\nNoDispAppearancePage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Registry Path<\/td>\nSOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Group Policy<\/td>\nAdministrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Prevent changing color and appearance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
More Info <\/td>\nAll these settings under Choose a color settings in the Colors tab grayed out:<\/p>\n