Windows 10: Changed an account's date of birth to < 18 years, but still showing as an adult in windows

Discus and support Changed an account's date of birth to < 18 years, but still showing as an adult in windows in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Hi, my son had created a ms account with a DOB making him older than 18, and I needed to set screen time in settings -> accounts, so I went into his... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by MarkBrassington, Feb 18, 2020.

  1. MARKBRASSINGTON
    MarkBrassington Win User

    Changed an account's date of birth to < 18 years, but still showing as an adult in windows


    Hi, my son had created a ms account with a DOB making him older than 18, and I needed to set screen time in settings -> accounts, so I went into his account I manage all their passwords and set to correct DOB, making him now a child's age. Asked if I was sure as it would convert to a child, confirmed Yes. However,


    #/ he's still showing as 'Adult' in windows: https://account.microsoft.com/family/


    #/ but shows as a 'Child' in https://account.live.com/mykids.aspx


    #/ and shows as an 'Adult' in windows! start -> settings -> accounts -> family & other users


    the ms account system seems very confused :S


    does anyone know what's gone wrong?

    :)
     
    MarkBrassington, Feb 18, 2020
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  2. LORAINE MON
    Loraine Mon Win User

    How to change child account to adult

    Hi Brookelynn,

    Your Xbox Live account age will be based from the Date of Birth that you entered when you created your Xbox Live profile online. Once the account reaches the age of 18 years old, it will automatically change to adult.

    If you accidentally set up an incorrect Date of Birth on the account, you have to wait for the account to become an adult or create a new account with the correct Date of Birth. However, if your account shows the correct Date of Birth and the system recognizes
    it as child account, you can promote the child account to adult by adding a payment instrument and a billing information to your Microsoft Account. You can go to this

    link     and follow the steps to add a payment instrument to your account.

    You may find the instructions to this question by following the links below:


    Keep us updated with the results after performing the suggested solutions above.
     
    Loraine Mon, Feb 18, 2020
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  3. STUARTM74
    StuartM74 Win User
    Adult account - child date of birth

    I am listed as an adult account for the family but the date of birth associated with it is my son’s. I cannot change it & keep getting asked to verify my details. I added my wife’s details to see if another adult account could change it, but alas not!

    Any ideas how to solve this as the message advises that we’ll lose access to Apps etc
     
    StuartM74, Feb 18, 2020
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  4. SKINARTSIT
    skinartsit Win User

    Changed an account's date of birth to < 18 years, but still showing as an adult in windows

    Change adult birth date to a childs birthdate.

    If you set up an account with an adult birth date, then try to change it to a child's birth date, it will tell you you can't. I Changed my childs birth date to adult to access some things and now I
    want to change it back to child. I'm beyond frustrated. Please help me!
     
    skinartsit, Feb 18, 2020
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