Windows Help & Advice - UK (2020-03)

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Content restriction

Rules or filters that

apply to particular

kinds of material

such as TV

programmes, Xbox

gamesorwebpages.

Activity

Monitoring

Windows records the

apps your child uses,

the websites they

visit and even the

things they search

foronline.

Parental Approval

When your child

can’t do something

– in this case, buy

from the Microsoft

Store – without

you giving your

permission.

CONTENT AND

SPENDING LIMITS

Restrict content by

age rating or app

and enable parental

approval for

any purchases.

DEVICE LIMIT

When this is on,

the limits set out

in the calendar

below will be

enabled on this

particular device.

TIME LIMITS

Click here to limit by

time, for example by

restricting games

during the times

you’ve set for

homework.

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9 Set up spending limits
Older children often want access to the Microsoft Store, but
you won’t want them to run up huge bills or buy inappropriate
things. If you click on the Spending link at the top of the screen
you can require parental approval for any purchase and get email
confirmation of everything your child buys, or you can add funds
to their Microsoft account for them to spend.

10 Find missing devices

The Find My Child link at the top of the Microsoft Account

window enables you to find the location of your child’s device(s)

on a map, and it’s useful for finding mislaid phones. This needs

a Windows 10 phone or an Android device that’s running the

Microsoft Launcher app, and of course they need to be connected

to the internet either via the phone network or public Wi-Fi. Q

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