Windows 10: Hi I'm struggling to turn off my family settings for my Microsoft account i have tried...

Hi I'm struggling to turn off my family settings for my Microsoft account i have tried several times but I can't manage to sort it out

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Bypass Family Settings by conversion to Local Account


What you describe should be impossible. To test this I just now created a child account on my PC and signing in to it tried to change it to either an admin account or a local account. Could not do that.

The only way your son can change his account to a local account and "remove" it from Family, or create a new account is to have access to an admin account on that same PC (your account), or alternatively access to your admin MS account's Family settings online. For that he needs both your MS account username and password. It means that if you protect your own personal admin account (MS account) with a strong password and especially the Two-Step Verification, he has no way to access that account and he should not be able / is not able to change your Family settings or his account status.

 

Setting up microsoft accounts for family safety - Windows 10

I am one step further on now - just tried all again, and I now have my wife and one child set up properly, but still struggling with the other one (still getting the "oops, something went wrong" message.

Have checked all accounts as far as I can, on he doesn't appear anywhere in Microsoft Family or Windows Account settings (other than his local account).

So - 75% complete now - will keep trying periodically. May eventually just give in and start from scratch with his Microsoft account, and then manually migrate all his files and settings - obviously would rather avoid that step!

Thanks for all the help and suggestions so far - I feel that I am making some progress, even if painfully slow!

 

Family restrictions on adult account

Hello Erik,

There are several reasons for this issue to happen. if you’re sure that your account should not be included in a family restriction, we suggest that you check the below articles:

• Turn off family settings in Windows 10
• How do I turn off family features?

These articles contain steps that you can perform to help you resolve your issue.

Keep us updated with the results.