Computer managed by an orginization

[Bas Uytersprot]

I've been struggling with this for a while now. Everytime I try to change a certain setting I get the text "Your PC is managed by an orginization" and when I was able to sign in with a PIN-code it said every so often that I had to change it for that orginization. This computer was newly bought and only used by myself but I still get this problem. It's very annoying as I can't login anymore with my PIN-code. I've already tried many things even something by the Microsoft Help Desk on another forum post. None of the options below worked for me and I'll tell you why.


Method 1: Delete the NGC folder

1. Open the Run dialog box by pressing the Windows key and the R key together.
2. Type C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\NGC and hit the Enter key.
3. Now delete all the contents in the NGC folder
4. Restart the PC and then add PIN in Windows Settings.

-> This didn't work because there is no "AppData" folder in the 'LocalService' folder.


Method 2: Using Group policy settings if you have Windows 10 Pro installed.

If you are on Windows 10 Pro edition, you can change the group policy settings to enable PIN sign-in option for all users.

1. Open the Run dialog box by pressing the Windows key and the R key together.
2. Type GPEDIT.MSC and hit the Enter key.
3. Go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Logon.
4. On the right side, double click on Turn on PIN sign-in and select Enable.
5. Similarly disable the other Windows Hello options if any.
6. Exit the Group policy editor and reboot the computer.

-> This didn't work because the "Turn on PIN sign-in" option isn't there. I've also noticed that I have way fewer options in all those folders than is supposed to be according to other tutorials on how to get rid of the "managed by an orginization".


Method 3: Using Registry settings if you have Windows 10 Home installed

If you are on Windows 10 Home edition, you can change the registry settings to enable PIN sign-in option for all users.

1. Open the Run dialog box by pressing the Windows key and the R key together.
2. Type Regedit and hit the Enter key.
3. When the Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Settings\AllowSignInOptions.
4. In the right pane, double click on the DWORD entry named value set it to 1.

-> This didn't do anything because the value was already set to 1.



I really hope you can help me as I'm getting tired of all the problems regarding this issue.

Here are the OS specs:

Windows 10 Home

Version 1909 (OS Build 18363.959)


When looking at 'winver', I saw that there was a line under my email adress which just said 'org name'


Thanks in advance for the help.

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