Windows 10: Change child administrator to adult

Discus and support Change child administrator to adult in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; We made my son the administrator on his pc, however because of his birthday (he's 9) it will not allow him to do much. He can't watch youtube at all,... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by SamWestman, Jan 8, 2019.

  1. Change child administrator to adult


    We made my son the administrator on his pc, however because of his birthday (he's 9) it will not allow him to do much. He can't watch youtube at all, and whenever we try to install a program, for instance, I bought Adobe Animate for him and tried to install it, but it wouldn't allow us to. We get the pop-up that asks if we want to allow whatever program to make changes to our pc and we only have the NO option. No YES option. I tried to do a factory reset, but again I only got the NO option. I cannot change his birthday either. This is very frustrating. I called microsoft support but they basically only will help if I purchase support? The virtual agent is useless and I called the company I bought the pc from and they said the technical guy was out to lunch, and to send him an email.

    I'm hoping someone will read this, and be able to help me, I have no clue as to how to change my son from the administrator to me, because it just will now allow us to do much of anything because of his age.

    Thank you for your help!

    :)
     
    SamWestman, Jan 8, 2019
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  2. Changing Adult Account to Child Account

    Hi Peter,

    To rectify your issue in converting an account from child/teen to an adult, we suggest that you try these steps and see if it helps.

    • Press Windows key + I to open Settings.
    • Click Accounts.
    • Click Family and other users on the left pane.
    • Select the adult account and click Change account type.

    In addition you may also check this
    Forum article
    to know more details about Family Safety: Frequently Asked Questions.

    Let us know how that turned out for you.
     
    Marilou Ser, Jan 8, 2019
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  3. Kem Mon Win User
    Change adult birth date to a childs birthdate.

    Hi,



    While you are able to change a child account to an adult account, there is no way that we can change an adult account
    to child account. However, we suggest that you create a new child account as a workaround.



    Let us know if you need further assistance.



    Regards.
     
    Kem Mon, Jan 8, 2019
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  4. Attrition Win User

    Change child administrator to adult

    Changing a Microsoft account from an (incorrectly entered) adult birthdate to the correct child's birthdate

    The links provided in the above response pertain to an account which is already setup as a child. That is not my situation.

    My issue is going from an ADULT account to a CHILD account. Currently, the account is setup (incorrectly) as an adult account. I would like to update the birthdate to reflect that this is a child account.

    This is an easy scenario to test:

    • Setup a new Microsoft account with a birthdate that makes you an adult.
    • Log off and then log back in
    • Go to your profile and attempt to change the birth date to make you a child.
    • The system will prevent you from making this change.
    Any suggestions?
     
    Attrition, Jan 8, 2019
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