So you decided you want to be a Windows Insider again, but the «Get started» button is greyed out. Do you remember what you did to disable telemetry? No matter, here’s how to fix it.
Microsoft took a bit of a beating from the Windows enthusiast community regarding its practice of data collection, and despite many denials that the collected data could be linked to you personally, as well as a revamped Privacy Dashboard, introduced in the Creators Update, people and even governments are still a bit wary as to what Microsoft is doing with that data.
As a result, and going all the way back to the first edition of Windows 10, quite a few programs came out that edited Group Policy and registry settings to block the transmission of such data. However, with the new Privacy dashboard being much more manageable with the Creators Update, some people might fancy getting back to being an Insider, and below, we’ll help you do that!
Before we begin, the following steps can’t be done on Windows 10 Home, because it doesn’t include the Group Policy Editor, but you can use the free Policy Plus app to do the same thing.
Steps to fix ‘Some settings are managed by your organization’ message in Windows 10:
After you have completed the steps, you won’t even need to restart Windows to «Get started» and enroll back in the Windows Insider Program, but you may have to close the Windows 10 Settings window, and reopen it.
This might not be for everyone, but if you installed an app long ago to disable all of the data collecting telemetry and have since decided you want to be an Insider again, this may help you. As a side note, Microsoft has said it’s «seen a positive reception» to Windows 10 privacy improvements.
With the Fall Creators Update just over a month out, the current Fast ring builds are quite stable, and with this method you’ll get early access to it today.
Let us know in the comments if you’ve decided to become a Windows Insider again!
