Questions tagged [parental-controls]
This tag should be used for discussions about Microsoft Family Safety, or about Parental Controls on Windows 7 and below.
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What advanced parental control can I set up for my nephews' computer? [closed]
I have two nephews. I decided to buy them each of them a computer build. This is for them to earn something online and for a little bit of entertainment. The problem is, though, one of them has a ...
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Administrator Child Account with no 'Add/Edit/Remove Users' Permissions in Windows 10
I already made an administrator child account in Windows 10 but it still has capabilities to add/edit/remove users in the PC. I want to restrict it from the said capability but still be able to do ...
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How do router whitelists work
How is the White-list mode (available in Parental Controls section of most routers) supposed to work? Almost all of the sites contain external links and images, JavaScript CDNs and what not, which ...
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Limiting web access using router's whitelist feature
This setup has failed twice for me; for two different routers. Now I hear that this might be a problem with HTTPS rather than the routers. I'd love to hear from experts about a potential solution for ...
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Has anyone managed to set up Python on a Chromebook for an account that is supervised with Family Link?
I don't want my kids to play games, so I am supervising their Google accounts with Google Family Link - it works very well to block access to unwanted websites when they try to access them via their ...
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Local account cannot start application (youth protection)
On my private Windows 10 Pro machine, I only use local accounts, no Microsoft accounts. I have, some time ago, created further local accounts for my family members, and all is well.
One Steam game I ...
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Is it possible to block all content uploaded from some location from appearing? [closed]
Like for example to stop videos on sites such as YouTube which were uploaded from some country from appearing. or even block sites which are hosted from a particular country?
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Removing child block
Something is interfering with my computer which shuts off the internet between certain times. It occurs at the same time each day, and no other computers are affected, so I suspect someone has ...
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is possible to change a loccal user account to a child account?
I have a family PC with windows 10 pro
A child uses it. Formerly I had windows 7, and the child account had a time limitation which restricted the time at with the child could use the computer
On ...
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I would like my wifi to turn on and off at certain time each day
I would like my WI-fi to turn on and off at a set schedule, so the kids don't use it all night.
I have unplugged the modem, hidden the modem all attempts have failed. How can I do this through the ...
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How to prevent children from playing games on Windows 10?
I'm looking for a method to lock my children out of using games on my win10 PC. I found some interested topics here about limiting bandwidth and other ones but I don't think any of these may fit my ...
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Windows 10 Parental Control - Impossible to find the username
I'm trying to limit my son's account. I run Command Prompt as an administrator, then I use the net command:
net user fabiute /times: V,18-22;S,18-22;D,18-22
The text "Impossible to find the ...
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Limit a user's usage time in Windows 10 Pro
I want to limit the usage of a local user on a Windows 10 Pro machine.
I remember on Windows XP there was a UI thing that would allow me to just select the days and the time, when that time came the ...
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How can I disable LAN connection for one specific windows user?
I need to disable LAN connection for one certain standard user on laptop.
I want my daughter to have
unlimited access to internet on wi-fi in library/school etc (user1 with disabled LAN)
limited ...
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block websites on windows while maintaining access to admin and super-admin rights
The motivation is to block myself from accessing certain distracting websites while still being able to add/remove programs, change settings etc. Can the built-in parental controls deliver this ...
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