3 Adjusting family settings
While we refer to ‘parental controls’, Microsoft prefers to use
the phrase ‘family settings’. Any restrictions you wish to place on
the user accounts you have created need to be put in place
through the Family section of your Microsoft account. To access
this, just click the ‘Manage family settings online’ link on the
‘Family & other users’ page of Settings.
4 Implementing buying restrictions
When you visit the ‘Your family’ section, you should see a
list of any accounts you’ve created. Beneath the name of the
account you want to impose parental controls on, click ‘Content
restrictions’. You can start by using the first two switches to
prevent a child buying things through their account without
permission, and to send out emails when purchases are made.Jargonbuster!
Parental controls
Restrictions and
monitoring options
that limit what a
child can do on a PC.
This can include
blocking access
to websites, and
age-limitinggames.Microsoft family
Microsoft knows
families use their PCs
both together and
separately. Individual
user accounts can be
linked into a ‘family’
so you can not only
do things like set up
a shared calendar,
but place restrictions
onusersaswell.Microsoft account
An online account
that enables you to
synchronise settings
and personal data
across different
devices, and manage
parental controls.FAMILY OPTIONS
Go to Settings >
Windows Security
to access Microsoft’s
parental control
portal, known as
‘family settings’.DEVICE STATUS
Enables you to see if
the devices being
used by members
of your Microsoft
family are up-to-
date and secure.MORE SETTINGS
Other options give
you the ability to
set spending limits;
and track a user’s
location when using
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