family safety

  1. Top 10 Tips for Using Windows Parental Controls for Your Child's Safety

    The internet is often described as the "wild west" of our modern digital age—thrilling, full of opportunity, but also fraught with potential dangers. The anonymity of cyberspace can expose children to inappropriate content, online predators, cyberbullying, and more. Thankfully, if you're a...
  2. VIDEO Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610 to the Dev and Beta Channels. TL;DR This build introduces some new group policies for IT administrators and an update to the Family Safety Widget. This build also includes another good set of fixes that will...
  3. Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR The build includes the addition of Microsoft Family and Clipchamp as inbox apps – see details for these two apps below. Starting early next week, we’ll begin rolling out an update for...
  4. Microsoft announces passwordless future – available across Microsoft Edge and Microsoft 365 apps

    I don’t know a single person who enjoys managing passwords. Given how much of my life is spent online and in various apps, keeping track of it all, ensuring they’re unique and regularly updated – it can quickly become overwhelming for me – and I’m a techie! Which is why I’m so excited about...
  5. Building a new, open Microsoft Store on Windows 11

    Today, we introduced Windows 11. What makes Windows, well, Windows is the variety of apps available - from core to casual games, from sophisticated productivity suites to social experiences, from creativity tools to niche hobbyist apps, from developer tools to entire virtualized environments. A...
  6. Keeping your family safer online with Microsoft Edge and celebrating 1 year of Give with Bing

    We have lots of news this month to make the most of your time and help keep your family safer online. Today, we’re excited to unveil Microsoft Edge Kids Mode, a safer space for your child to discover the web. You can also learn more about Kids Mode by visiting Link Removed. Along with this news...
  7. Releasing Windows 10 Build 19043.899 (21H1) to Beta Channel

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 21H1 Build 19043.899 (KB5000842) to the Beta Channel for those Insiders who are on 21H1 (Click here for the 21H1 announcement). This update includes the following improvements: We fixed an issue with zoom that occurs when using Microsoft Edge IE...
  8. Filter inappropriate websites and searches in Microsoft Edge

    Use family safety settings to block inappropriate websites and searches on Windows, Xbox and Android. Continue reading...
  9. Safety and privacy in Microsoft Edge

    October is almost over! The leaves are changing, pumpkin spices are everywhere, and frights and haunts are becoming commonplace. In the U.S., it’s also National Cyber Security Awareness month. To celebrate it all, we’ll share some of the great security and privacy features that we’ve added to...
  10. What’s New in Web Experiences for August 2020: Collections gets smarter, Microsoft Edge Family Safety comes to Android, and Bing helps you give back t

    The post What’s New in Web Experiences for August 2020: Collections gets smarter, Microsoft Edge Family Safety comes to Android, and Bing helps you give back to local schools appeared first on Windows Blog. Continue reading...
  11. Got kids? Help protect them with the new Microsoft Family Safety app

    Kids are getting more screen time than ever these days, and that has lots of parents understandably worried. So this was a great time for the launch of the free Link Removed for iOS and Android that helps you manage time spent on devices and in apps. Link Removed on the Windows Home and Family...
  12. Empowering a new era of personal productivity with new Surface devices

    Today we shared our vision for a new era of personal productivity; unveiled Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Studio 2 and Surface Headphones, and announced availability of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update and new Office 365 experiences. As we work to deliver on our company mission of...
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    Windows 10 How to stop child user from accessing my software?

    Hi, I'm sorry if the title is confusing... I have windows 10 64-bit. I log in using my Microsoft account (not local account) and have a child account also setup so my son can log in and use the PC. However, there are some software that I would not like my son to have access to or know I am...
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    Windows 7 setting permissions in windows 7 home

    Hello all, First off I'd like to thank anyone who helps me with this in advance. I recently built a dedicated server system for my home to serve movie files, music, pics, things of that nature and we have a few kids in the household who like to click without thinking and delete things and I'm...
  15. Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Can't Access Certain Secure Connections

    This problem appeared on my brother's computer, I'm not sure when. On his Child account he can not access certain secure connections, however, on the Admin account I have set up, I can. There is obviously either a problem with the account or a problem with the Family Safety settings, though...
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    Windows 7 standard account question

    Hi there, we've got Windows 7 Professional and we have set up a standard account for the kids. I don't know how to limit the software they can use in their account. For example we have skype but we don't want them to have that in their account (which they do at the moment). How can we change...
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    Windows 7 Does Windows Live Family Safety still work after un-installing the program?

    Which is the best Antivirus for windows 7 i have macfree right now
  18. Death toll from Joplin tornado climbs to 116

    JOPLIN, Mo. – Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses and crushed cars Monday in a search for victims of a half-mile-wide tornado that killed at least 116 people when it blasted much of this Missouri town off the map and slammed straight into its hospital. It was the nation's...
  19. Windows 7 Try the new Microsoft Essentials Beta

    Get the new Essentials Beta now! Windows 7 just got even better with new tools to organize and share photos, make movies, and keep in touch with people that matter most. Meet the new Essentials Windows 7 and Windows Live Essentials Windows 7 just got even better with the best tools to...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 user account help

    Hi i just bought windows home premium for my family i made three user accounts on my computer one for my self and two for my sons. I am pretty good with computers but because windows 7 is a little different i need some help. Lets get to my Question. I want to make my kids accounts: be...