Windows 10: child app needs access to parent app via a screenshot

Some Windows 11 apps, like LookxAI, need to access a screenshot of a window in an app also running like Sketchup. This is common in CAD software, where companion programs, such as rendering packages, run simultaneously with the parent app. This allows the programs to sync, with data flowing between them. The LookxAI child app errors when trying to capture a window in the parent app Sketchup. Are there levers in Windows 11 that are blocking the capture of a screenshot from the parent app to the child app? Why is this not working?

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child app needs access to parent app via a screenshot

Some Windows 11 apps, like LookxAI, need to access a screenshot of a window in an app also running like Sketchup. This is common in CAD software, where companion programs, such as rendering packages, run simultaneously with the parent app. This allows the programs to sync, with data flowing between them. The LookxAI child app errors when trying to capture a window in the parent app Sketchup. Are there levers in Windows 11 that are blocking the capture of a screenshot from the parent app to the child app? Why is this not working?

 

Childs PC and Parental PIN

Hi Darren Harrison，

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

To make sure, I suggest you refer to the steps below to check if a PIN has been added to the parental control settings：

1. Open "Control Panel": You can type "Control Panel" in the Windows search bar and select the corresponding result to open the Control Panel.
   
2. Access the Parental Controls settings: In the Control Panel, locate and click on "User Accounts and Family Safety."
   
3. Choose the Parental Controls settings: On the Parental Controls page, find the account of the child you want to make changes to and click on it.
   
4. Modify the Parental Controls settings: In the Parental Controls settings page, you should be able to find the option to "Change Parental Control Settings" or a similar option. Click on it, and you may need to enter the administrator password for verification.
   

You are right about one thing. If your child's PC has not been logged into your account, there is indeed no option to change the PIN in the system's account settings.

I want to check with you if you have used the Microsoft Family app on your phone?

There are also settings for child accounts on the app, maybe you can find the settings on the app.

Finally, there is another possibility, please check whether your Microsoft account (parent account) has set a PIN or turned on two-factor authentication, and if so, please temporarily close them.

Turning two-step verification on or off for your Microsoft account

Please feel free to let me know if you have any further updates, thank you.

Best regards

Manson | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Removing files from "All Apps" Tablet Mode for childrens account

Thanks- there's a very detailed description here:
How to Add a Child or Adult User in Windows 10

Here
How to Add and Monitor a Childs Account in Windows 10
Blocking apps by age rating must surely apply only to store apps.
Also mentioned is:
'You can also explicitly' .... suggests access to the Microsoft Family Safety web site will allow specific apps to be blocked.

This implies the site has access to a list of all programs installed on an individual account, which I find interesting. Of course that would be feasible...


Wikipedia:
Windows 10 Features

• Web Filtering – Web filtering is restricted to Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers.

So downloading other browsers and running them would have to be restricted.

• Turning on web filtering for a child blocks access to adult websites and enables safe search, which filters out adult content in search results from Bing, Google, Yahoo! and other popular search engines.[3] When Web Filtering is enabled, the safe search setting blurs out adult content in images. The web filter also provides a block list for parents who want to prevent their child from accessing specific websites. In addition, the Allow List Only feature gives parents the ability to block access to all websites that are not on the Allow List. Web Filtering blocks InPrivate browsing in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. When the child is blocked from visiting a website, they can send a request to the parent asking for permission. Upon approval the child can visit the website.[4] Since other browsers are not blocked, a child can access any website using a different browser (either installed or portable).
• Activity Reporting – Parents can obtain a list of the websites visited, device usage time, and apps used for any Windows 10 PC or Mobile devices. InPrivate browsing is blocked in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers. Parents can choose to receive the activity report as a weekly email for each child. Child users are copied on the activity report email that parents receive and are able to view a read-only version of their activity report on the account.microsoft.com/family website.[5]
• Screen time - The time limits feature allows parents to restrict the amount of time a child can use the PC. Parents can specify time intervals that PCs can be used as well as a maximum time allowance per PC. When time runs out, the child can send the parent a request asking for a time extension. Upon approval the child will be able to continue using the computer.[6]
• App, games & media limits - Parents can set an age rating for content that a child can acquire in the Windows Store. The age rating applies to apps, games, music, movie content that a child can browse or acquire in the Windows Store. Any content rated above the child’s age rating is blocked. Parents can explicitly block an app or game through the child’s Recent Activity report. When a child attempts to access a blocked app or game, they can send the parent a request asking for permission. Upon approval the child can access the app or game.[7] It is not possible to block non-Windows Store applications.
• Purchase & spending features - Parents can add money to their child’s account that the child can then use to buy content in the Windows Store. This feature allows parents to give their children spending allowances without having to attach a credit card to the child’s account. Parents can see a child’s recent purchases in the Windows Store.[8]
• Find your child - Parents can find their child’s Windows 10 Mobile phone on a map.[9]