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Since version 73 Google Chrome has added a feature that shows a message when some settings are managed by your organization (change log). However in my home PC, I still see this message.

I deleted my app data folder (C:\Users[User]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome) and then uninstalled Chrome altogether, and even executed the .bat provided by a Google employee on the Chrome's support page (forum page). However the message persists.

When inspecting the policies this is what I see:

chrome://policy/

The only active policy is UserDataDir and its value is my User Data folder. I am not sure if I should be concerned about this, and if not, why does a default value from Chrome trigger such message?

I googled and I cannot find any example of this policy applied by default after a clean installation.

Any help/insights would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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  • Maybe a "security software" changes settings, like installing a certificate or add-on? Apr 14, 2019 at 7:58
  • Thanks @davidbaumann I haven't gotten any extension since the clean installation. By the value of the policy I'd say is the expected setting, otherwise I have no clue what can be changing it.
    – kerzek
    Apr 14, 2019 at 8:35

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Well, I was able to get rid of the message. In my case I had to to go to the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\

and delete the key UserDataDir. After reopening Chrome, I no longer see the warning.

Also I double checked through https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6208960 which says:

Your current account, [MY_EMAIL], isn’t managed by an administrator. The account isn’t associated with any company, school, or group. Instead, it’s a free Google Account that you can manage yourself.

Hope it can help anyone.

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If previous answer didn't work for you, try to delete these Windows directories as well:

%WINDIR%\System32\GroupPolicy
%WINDIR%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers

On Linux, you can get rid of "Managed by your organization" Chrome policies, by removing these directories:

/etc/opt/chrome/policies
/etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed
/etc/opt/chrome/policies/recommended

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