I simply want to put some reasonable time limits on when my child can login and use my computer and to have some 'rational parent type' limits on the websites he can visit.I do not want him to have an e-mail account. He does not need an e-mail account. He will not need an e-mail account for quite some time.I don't want to create a new MS account for him.I just want to be able to control access to my computer - that control should at LEAST match the control I had before I 'upgraded' to windows 10.If that cannot happen, how do I go back to the previous version? Hi PhillipPerson,This is great feedback.
In order to provide parents with visibility and control across your family's devices and services, our Microsoft Family features do currently require online accounts.That said, we have heard feedback like yours from a number of parents regarding the requirement and difficulty of setting up these accounts in order to enable safety settings for very young children. We agree that this could be a lot better. We hear yourfeedback, so keep it coming, especially specific concerns like the need for email. We take this feedback very seriously and we are working to address it. I can not share any specific plans or timelines, but Windows Insiders will be the first to see the nextWindows feature update take shape, and I will continue to point out these changes as soon as they are available to Insiders.In the meantime, I've added a section describing how you can turn on parental controls without giving your child access to email.
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If you think of others, please add them in the comments.Thanks,Daniel Follow me on Twitter! I upgraded from Windows 7 and have been appalled by the family safety on Windows 10. It's labyrinthine and constantly and wrongly reports no activity.My set up is very simple - no phones, no social accounts, one family PC that the children use in the kitchen, all using Microsoft products (outlook accounts, bing search, edge browser), mainly for their homework. I didn't want email addresses but have beenforced to set these up. I wouldn't have chosen bing and edge but I have, in order to make family safety work. I don't want Microsoft recommending games and apps for my children but will have to put up with it, but I DO WANT SAFE BROWSING for them. It'sactually the only thing I want from Microsoft, and it seems utterly useless.It worked for a while then mysteriously stopped.Could and should be so much better.
Microsoft Family Safety Windows 10 Screen Time Not Working
Hello,I wanted to get your attention about the problem described in the following post:it seems like the family safety monitor does not start as the windows session open for the child account if this is the 2nd login or more.I.E. Log in with the child account as the system just booted: family safety monitor is here. Question - how quickly/frequently can we expect the 'Recent Activity' to be updated for a child account on W10 mobile?I understand that it may not be instantaneous - but if we could have a bit of clarity as to when/how the controls get implemented and any difference between mobile and desktop.Thank you!MercBlue281,Currently, most events show up within 8 hours., but it may take up to 24 hours, based on factors like how often the device is able to connect to the Internet to send telemetry. If activity hasn't shown up after 24 hours - then there probably is a problemand you should check the device's telemetry configuration, as explained in the article above.This is not an SLA, just a current estimate - we are definitely investigating ways to reduce this. Follow me on Twitter!
Regarding the 'Settings Privacy Feedback & diagnostics'. Is that controllable with only an admin account or UAC? Or could kids just simply turn it off when they don't want to be 'followed'?That setting applies to the whole device and requires Administrative permissions to change.If your child is an Administrator on their device, then they technically have access to interfere with every parental control setting.
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This is why we do not recommend setting young children up as device administrators. Follow me on Twitter!
Hello Daniel, that's great you started that topic and finally commented on the issues around updated version of Family Safety feature in Windows 10, because it drives me nuts all the time. But probably I need to thank Microsoft engineers for all the loopholes and bugs in Family Safety implementation which once discovered open the doors to unlimited use of computer time without parent even noticing it.But I wanted to ask to elaborate a little bit about account verification process:- what triggers it,- and if there is any way to monitor it without logging into kids account.- If account verification is required then no screening rules are applied. Why?- why it's left to the kid to verify his account to make Family Safety work, meaning enabled screening rules etc? It sounds like the uprising of bees against the honey.
Why kids would want to verify their accounts? My kid would not.- password change ignites account verification that drops screening rules.Every time I was checking my kid account it always needed to be verified. And its screening rules did not work. Do you know why? Because he's changing its password all the time, and after that account verification is required. Awesome. So I set my own passwordon his account and enabled PIN- it's possible to restore account password just knowing one of previous passwords. Not directly but through the email account.
Can you imagine my disappointment when 2 nights later when I caught my kid at 3 am playing Minecraft? And how many passwords Ineed to change on the account so this rule would not apply anymore? Ridiculous.- Battery Saver?!I apologize if I started ranting here. But the whole topic deserve it to be honest. And now after that Battery Saver feature. When we can expect HF or patch to this and other issues? Would be nice if there are ETA so we know it's at least coming.
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I've just upgraded to Windows 10 and while trying to set up the parental controls I came across this issue.When I open the Family website and try to look at the details for one of the kids in Firefox 39.0.3 the page just sits there saying 'Loading.' Indefinitely.In Microsoft Edge it loads the data instantly.See attached screenshots.I tried disabling uBlock Origin which I have always running but that didn't make a difference.Has Microsoft done something to prevent us from using Firefox for these pages!?Thanks a lotThomas.
I've just upgraded to Windows 10 and while trying to set up the parental controls I came across this issue.When I open the Family website and try to look at the details for one of the kids in Firefox 39.0.3 the page just sits there saying 'Loading.' Indefinitely.In Microsoft Edge it loads the data instantly.See attached screenshots.I tried disabling uBlock Origin which I have always running but that didn't make a difference.Has Microsoft done something to prevent us from using Firefox for these pages!?Thanks a lotThomas. You can try these steps in case of issues with web pages:You can reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files. Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button.
Press 'Ctrl + F5' or press 'Ctrl + Shift + R' (Windows,Linux). Press 'Command + Shift + R' (Mac)Clear the cache and remove cookies only from websites that cause problems.' Clear the Cache':. Firefox/Tools Options Advanced Network Cached Web Content: 'Clear Now'Remove Cookies' from sites causing problems:. Firefox/Tools Options Privacy 'Use custom settings for history' Cookies: 'Show Cookies'Start Firefox in to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools Add-ons Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem. Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools Add-ons Appearance. Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.
You can try these steps in case of issues with web pages:You can reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button.Press 'Ctrl + F5' or press 'Ctrl + Shift + R' (Windows,Linux).Press 'Command + Shift + R' (Mac)Clear the cache and remove cookies only from websites that cause problems.'
Hi all,Just bought my daughter a laptop for her birthday but wanted it to be monitored at the very least so I chose to use Windows 10's family functionality.From my live account, I added my daughter as a child account and put all of the activity reporting and app restrictions in place that I wanted. I also added some money to her account to allow her to buy Minecraft.I then set the computer up with my account as administrator (was a brand new HP laptop)After I had it how I wanted, I added my daughter's live account as a child account in Windows. Hi Andy,Sorry for late reply.I search online about Windows Family Security recently, one link gives me prompt.True, your configurations are all exact, but maybe a process called Family Safety Monitor exists problem, please verify whether it is able to monitor your daughter’s account. Check this Microsoft website for assistance.Best regardsPlease remember to mark the replies as answers if they help, and unmark the answers if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Support, contact [email protected]. Hi Andy,Sorry for late reply.I search online about Windows Family Security recently, one link gives me prompt.True, your configurations are all exact, but maybe a process called Family Safety Monitor exists problem, please verify whether it is able to monitor your daughter’s account. Check this Microsoft website for assistance.Best regardsPlease remember to mark the replies as answers if they help, and unmark the answers if they provide no help.
Windows 10 Family Safety Time Limits Not Working
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Your kids are the most important people in the world to you, and the Internet is a scary place that requires constant vigilance. Luckily, you can set up a child’s account in Windows 10 to make your job as a parent that much easier.We’ve talked about child’s accounts in Windows previously.
Microsoft introduced the concept in Windows 8, which takes a standard user account, protects it with Microsoft Family Safety, and integrates it into the operating system. It’s pretty easy to set one up and you can quickly create accounts for you kids, and then protect and monitor their activity in just a few minutes.Today, we want to show you how to set up child’s accounts on Windows 10. Setting Up a Child’s AccountSetting up user accounts on Windows 10 isn’t drastically different, but as, it is different from how it’s done in Windows 8.1.In Windows 10, you will want to open up the Settings, then Accounts, and click on “Family & other users”, then click “Add a family member”.On the next screen, click “Add a child”. It’s a good idea that each member of your family, including children, have their own account.Next, you will fill in all the pertinent information needed to set up your child’s account. If they do not have an email account, you can set up an outlook.com account for them.In order to better protect your child’s account’s security, you will need to enter a telephone number.
This way if you’re ever unable to access the account, such as if it is hacked or you forget the password, you can have a code sent to your phone that will let you reset it.On the next screen, we uncheck these boxes. An Overview of Family SafetyOnce you’ve added your child’s account, you can manage those family safety settings from the Family Safety website. The recent activity settings will collect your child’s activity and email reports to you, both of which you can disable.The first item you will want to consider is the “web browsing” category. You can “block inappropriate websites” and there is a check box to constrain your child’s web browsing to only websites on the allowed list.Here, you can explicitly allow and block websites.
If you elected to “only see websites on the allowed list,” then this will be where you will add websites to the “Always allow these” list.The next category is to limit apps and games from three to twenty-year-olds, or not at all. Note, as you change the age, the ratings will change as well.You can also explicitly allow or block apps and games, just as you would with websites.Finally, you can choose when your child uses the computer. You can decide how early and late they can use it, as well as how many hours per day. This means that even though your child may be able to use the computer throughout the entire day, you can still limit how many hours they’re allowed to use it.Microsoft has greatly simplified how parents can apply controls to their children’s accounts so if you’re new to all this, you should find it pretty easy to figure out. Having such controls in place should give you peace of mind to let your kids use the computer without too much adult supervision.Keep in mind that if you add an existing account to your Windows installation, you won’t be able to monitor it until you verify it via email. Until you do that, your child can log into the computer and it will not be monitored by Family Safety.If you have any questions or comments you would like to add, please leave your feedback in our discussion forum.
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