Windows 10: Family safety GPS tracking not working

Discus and support Family safety GPS tracking not working in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I have my daughter setup as a family member in Microsoft Family Safety. She is set at age profile of 17+, with no activity limits, activity reporting... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by Alec Spyrou, May 1, 2022.

  1. Family safety GPS tracking not working


    I have my daughter setup as a family member in Microsoft Family Safety. She is set at age profile of 17+, with no activity limits, activity reporting and location sharing switched on. For quite some time she is showing up on all the other family members MS family safety app as being in the middle of Australia which she is not. She is in our house in Melbourne. It is showing up in the web when we login to MS family safety via the browser also!?On her phone she shows up on the phone in the correct location. This was happening on her Android phone and she has just purchased a new iPhone and the s

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    Alec Spyrou, May 1, 2022
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  2. RenaldasP Win User

    Family Safety doesn't work on power saver

    I tried everything you suggested, but nothing worked. I think the problem is that power saver restricts running Family Safety and other apps from running in the background. I can manually enable an app in the Settings, but there's no such app like Family
    Safety in the list.
     
    RenaldasP, May 1, 2022
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  3. Microsoft family safety not working--at all.

    Hi,



    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I regret the inconveniece caused to you. Let me help you.



    Before we proceed, we require more information to assist you better.

    • Which web browser are you using?
    • Are the settings on the Family Safety options on your computer are the same with the one on
      http://familysafety.live.com?


    I suggest you to login with your parental account and check if you are able to manage the family settings.



    If the issue still persist, it might appears that the Child account is not configure correctly. I suggest you to remove the Family Safety and configure it again.

    How do I remove Family Safety?

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/family-safety-remove-uninstall-faq



    Now, setup Family Safety.

    Windows help & learning



    After creating the child account, you can then go to the Family Safety website, login using the parent account and then manage your child's restrictions and monitoring options.



    Refer the following Microsoft help article.

    Filter apps and games with Microsoft Edge

    Note: The steps for Windows 8/8.1 applies to Windows 10



    I hope the information helps. Please keep us posted on the issue. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.



    Thank you.
     
    Aswin_Anand, May 1, 2022
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  4. Family safety GPS tracking not working

    Windows 10 family safety not working at all

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I understand your inconvenience. We will assist you to resolve this issue.

    Before we proceed, we require more information to assist you better.



    I suggest you to login with your parental account and check if you are able to manage the family settings.



    If the issue still persist, it might appears that the Child account is not configure correctly. I suggest you to remove the Family Safety and configure it again.

    How do I remove Family Safety?

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/family-safety-remove-uninstall-faq

    Now, setup Family Safety.

    Windows help & learning

    After creating the child account, you can then go to the Family Safety website, login using the parent account and then manage your child's restrictions and monitoring options.

    Refer the following Microsoft help article.

    Filter apps and games with Microsoft Edge

    Note: The steps for Windows 8/8.1 applies to Windows 10

    Hope this helps. Do let you if your issue is resolved. For another query, feel free to contact us.

    Thank you.
     
    Syed Md Bilal, May 1, 2022
    #4
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