"Some Settings are managed by your system administrator", Windows 8.1, notifications, No policy, Never setup, Only user on personal computer

Hey,

Thanks for the reply, sorry I was without Internet for the last few days.

After playing around I found out it was bit-defender anti-virus plus 2015, as your suggestion I removed it and found the notifications restored on restart.

Playing around with it for awhile I figured out it was the profile setting in bit-defender. When using profiles such as for gaming, movies etc it limited notifications.

Odd thing is I started my computer in safe mode before and it still was disabled, I wasn't aware bitdefender settings ran in safe mode.

Thanks for the help, out of everything I would not have considered bitdefender causing this.

For now I have disabled profiles and it does not seem to impair my system.

Hi,

I appreciate the efforts which you took to get the issue resolved.

I understand the frustration when things don’t work as expected.

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Communities.

This issue can occur if a certain group policy blocks the access to Windows Update or could be due to third party security software.

Let's try to narrow down to see what exactly is causing this issue and try to fix it:

Method 1: If you have installed any third party security software on your computer, I would suggest you to un-install it and check. You may refer to the following link to un-install the security program.

Uninstall, change or repair a program

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/uninstall-change-program

You may contact the technical support of the Security program to un-install the software.

Note: Antivirus software can help protect the computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you should not disable/un-install the antivirus software. If you do have to temporarily disable/un-install it to install other software, you should re-enable/re-install it as soon as you're done. If you are connected to the Internet or a network during the time the antivirus software is disabled/un-installed, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.

Do not perform Method 2, if Method 1 resolves the issue. You can try Method 2 if Method 1 does not work.

Method 2: If you are using Windows 8 Pro/Enterprise edition of Window 8, I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:

• Press Windows Key + R.
• Type gpedit.msc and hit Enter.
• Navigate to Computer Configuration-> Administrative Templates -> Windows Component -> Windows Update.

Make sure the states of all setting are Not Configured.

• Now, navigate to Computer Configuration-> Administrative Templates-> System-> Internet Communication Management-> Internet Communication settings.

Make sure the state of “Turn off access to all Windows Update features” is Not Configured.

If the issue persist, try to check if you are able to access windows update settings built-in windows administrator account.

Follow the steps mentioned below:

• Press Windows Key + X.
• Select Command prompt (Admin).
• Type the following command to enable built-in admin account:
• net user administrator /active: yes

Note: Please follow the same steps and type net user administrator /active: no to disable admin account after the troubleshooting is done.

Please reply us on the status of the issue to assist you further.