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Adam Monsen
Asked: 2019-12-21 16:47:33 +0800 CST

How to I remove "Managed by your organization" from Google Chrome and Chromium

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I noticed both Google Chrome and Chromium show "Managed by your organization" at the bottom of the 3 dots / hamburger menu. This is a personal computer--nothing to do with work. How do I get my browsers "un-managed" / get rid of the policies?

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-bit Dekstop. Google Chrome 79.0.3945.88-1. Chromium 79.0.3945.79-0.

I tried sudo apt purge google-chrome-stable and re-installed, but the "Managed..." notice and policies are still there.

google chrome hamburger menu screenshot

google chrome policies page screenshot

security google-chrome chromium 18.04

4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Here's the fix:

    sudo mv --verbose --target-directory=/tmp /etc/chromium /etc/chromium-browser /etc/opt/chrome ~/.config/google-chrome ~/.config/chromium

    Ignore warnings from the mv about non-existant source files. Then, restart Google Chrome and/or Chromium.

    This completely "un-manages" the browsers.

    Updated with content from other answers below, including this one in an attempt to build one complete answer.

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  2. For me, the easiest way was just to find the policy definition and edit/remove it, depending on the need.

    In my case I found it in /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed since it is a simple JSON format it can be edited easily.

    But before you do this, check with your organization if you are allowed to edit the policis.

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  3. This answer did not seem to work or apply.

    Also, as others have indicated, I tried it too and uninstalling and reinstalling Google Chrome will NOT work, as the "Managed" and "policy" settings are stored elsewhere. They may be stored in multiple sub-folders named "Managed Extension Settings" or "Policy", for instance, here: /home/MY_USERNAME/.config/google-chrome.

    So, to remove them, simply rename the folder to something else:

    mv ~/.config/google-chrome ~/.config/google-chrome.bak

    Then close and re-open the Chrome browser. It will require you to sign in to your account and sync settings all over again, but once done you will no longer see the "Managed by your organization" indicator in the top-right menu, and the following browser page will now be clear, as shown here. Notice the 3 places it now says "No policies set":

    chrome://policy

    enter image description here

    Additional Reading:

    1. https://www.howtogeek.com/410106/why-does-chrome-say-its-managed-by-your-organization/
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  4. Following steps will resolve the issue

    Step 1. Open Google Chrome web browser and type chrome://flags/ in address bar and press Enter. It'll open the advanced configuration page.

    enter image description here

    Step 2. Now type managed in the "Search flags" box.

    Step 3. Go to the following option:

    Show managed UI for managed users

    Step 4. To disable/remove the "Managed by your organization" message in Chrome, select Disabled from the drop-down box.

    Step 5. Google Chrome will ask you to restart the browser. Click on "Relaunch now" button to restart Google Chrome.

    Step 5. Now try to open the main menu or Settings page in Chrome and you'll no longer see "Managed by your organization" message. It'll disappear completely.

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