Windows Help & Advice - UK (2020-03)

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Findyourfamily
Windows10’sappcontrolsandfamilyfeaturesworkacross
allyourMicrosoft-powereddevices,notjustyourPC,sotoset
themupyouneedtouseyourMicrosoftAccountonline.Goto
account.microsoft.comandlookfortheFamilysectioninthemain
window.ClickonManageYourFamily.If youhaven’talreadyset
upaccountsforyourfamilymembers,youcandothathere.

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Seewho’sthere

You’llnowseetheYourFamilysection,whichprovidesa

dashboardsothatyoucanseewhatyou’vesetupforeachfamily

memberaswellasforyourself.Therearetwoquicklinksbelow

thedetailsofeachchild:SeeDevices,whereyoucanseewhat

hardwaretheycanaccess,andAddMoney,tofundtheirapp

purchases.SelectSeeDevicestoaccessthedevicelimitsscreen.

3 Picka device
Windowsenablesyoutosettimelimitsintwoways:across
alldevices,soit doesn’tmatterwhetherit’sthefamilyPCorthe
XboxOne,orwithdifferentlimitsondifferentdevices.We’llgofor
thesameacrosseverything,sowe’lltoggletheUseOneSchedule
ForAllDevicesswitchon.TheMicrosoftAccountpagewillnow
updatetoshowyouthecurrentsettingsforallyourdevices.

4 Set the time limit

You’ll see a calendar like the one in our picture. The grey bits

are the times when the child isn’t allowed access to any of the

devices, and the blue bits show the times when access is granted.

You can adjust these settings by setting specific time ranges, such

as after teatime until before bed, or you can set a daily maximum

instead. That latter one is in the Time Limit column.

Control kids’ device usage

“InWindows 10 youcansetparental controls

thatworkacrossallyourconnecteddevices”

any of us share our devices with
family members, and what’s
suitable for us isn’t necessarily
suitablefor them. You probably don’t want
youngerchildren accessing the grown-up
version of YouTube or being able to kill
zombiesonthefamilyXboxOne.Andin

many cases it’s time, whether that’s

spending too much time in front of

screens or rushing to the Xbox when

there’s still homework to be done.

Microsoft’s parental controls have

always been really good, and they’re even

betterinWindows 10. You can use your

Microsoft Account to set limits and

controls not just for the PC you’re on, but

for anything connected to your account.

That means you can set time limits that

apply to the Xbox One as well as the PC,

or that limit games but not essential apps

for schoolwork or studying.

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