Windows 10: How to enable or disable App Launch Tracking in Windows 10

Windows 10 operating system uses a range of measures to track your app launches in order to boost your start and search results. It can personalize your start menu based on the most used apps in the Start menu as [...]

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Cannot enable "track app launches" for "most used apps" list

Both settings below are greyed out with the message "Some settings are hidden or managed by your organization"

1. Privacy/Let Windows track app launches to improve Start and search results

2. Personalization/Start/Show most used apps

I cannot find a way to enable them. Tried sfc /scannow in Safe Mode, setting Data collection to Full, disable/enable Cortana. Also verified the following group policies, leaving them to 'Not configured' (and also trying 'Disabled'):

"Turn off user tracking"

"Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu"

"Turn off personalized menus".

Don't know what else I can try, apart from reinstalling Windows which would be an over-the-top solution. Using the latest W10 x64 Pro (stable version).

Thanks for any help.

 

Turn On or Off App Launch Tracking in Windows 10


Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\All Settings: these are the changed ones:





I compared the above with my other PC, and they are exactly the same. On that PC however, App Launch Tracking works normally and can be enabled/disabled.

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\All Settings: all is 'Not configured'

I couldn't find something relevant in the Resultant Set of Policy.

 

Turn On or Off App Launch Tracking in Windows 10


I found another person with the same issue below. Did you use any 3rd party programs to disable features in Windows 10?

*Arrow Let Windows track app launches to improve Start and search - Microsoft Community