Windows 10 security is controlled by my organization???

[mcveigh]

My personal laptop is running windows 10. I had a work email account setup through the default mail app. This company uses outlook web access for all email. Everything worked fine.
I decided to resign. ( I only worked a couple days a month there, really not worth the hassle). I went to delete my email account off my computer and it wouldn't let me. it said I had to accept the security settings specified by the company.
I said YES because I just wanted to delete the thing and be done with them.

Now some of my settings pages say on the top "Some settings are managed by your organization"

I can't figure out what settings are though. Some things are greyed out.
I'm no longer receiving insider builds and I wonder if this is why.

Does anyone have an idea on how to get full control of my system back? (I'd also like insider builds to start working again)

Found my solution here: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-fix-so...-your-organization-message-windows-10-1521281

Other found solutions here:http://superuser.com/questions/9477...aged-by-your-organization-while-not-on-domain

 

[Magic Carpet]

Your settings/registry have been modified, that's why some of the options are greyed out. Completely normal.

Does anyone have an idea on how to get full control of my system back? (I'd also like insider builds to start working again)

Try a system restore? I suspect those changes were machine-wide, so creating a new user might not reset them but worth a try.

If not, a clean re-install would be quicker (your laptop may also have a hidden partition for quick restore, consult the manual). Somebody else here might help you out. It's just a setting or two, but you need to know the right one.

By the way, I had this happened when I played around with this tool. But I re-installed after messing too hard with the registry, didn't have time to troubleshoot.

 

[mcveigh]

I finally fixed it. very weird.
I posted my solution in the first post.

 

[JimmiG]

I tried setting up my work email account in the default Win10 mail app as well. However as I was about to click Ok I got some cryptic message saying that this would grant my organization full control of my PC and apps or whatever. No idea what that was about. I'm running Win10 Home, so it's not like I can join it to a domain.

In the end I just didn't bother and just use the web interface.

 

[RampantAndroid]

I tried setting up my work email account in the default Win10 mail app as well. However as I was about to click Ok I got some cryptic message saying that this would grant my organization full control of my PC and apps or whatever. No idea what that was about. I'm running Win10 Home, so it's not like I can join it to a domain.

In the end I just didn't bother and just use the web interface.

I suspect it's something that Exchange can force - things like wiping the account from the device (or wiping the device, if you let it.)

 

[Mushkins]

I suspect it's something that Exchange can force - things like wiping the account from the device (or wiping the device, if you let it.)

Correct. The Windows Mail app on Win8/Win10 actually uses ActiveSync like a smartphone, not a direct connection to an exchange server like you'd configure in a desktop mail client. Also lets admins remote wipe the mail app and change settings, which is why you have to agree to the terms.