Windows 10: How do I delete a family safety group from my Microsoft account?

I just got my laptop and there's a family safety setting on it that I don't want. I'm going into College and having to ask the people in my group for permission to download and use apps is extremely inconvenient. I want to get rid of the group completely as my family does not need this. Thank you.

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Microsoft family safety

Greetings, Devra! My name is Arif, and I will assist you today.

To disable your Microsoft account family safety please try the below steps:

- Open the Microsoft Family Safety app > tap "Manage family."

- Choose "Remove from family," > confirm removal.

- Your Family Safety settings will be disabled.

Alternatively, you can do this through your Microsoft account:

- Visit account.microsoft.com/family > sign in.

- Select "Manage my family."

- Click your name and choose "Leave family group."

- Confirm your departure.

Warm Regards,

Arif

 

Delete family group:

Dear Jason Mock1

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft community.

In all honesty, we would suggest that the fastest solution for you would be to re-register for a Microsoft account and then join your daughter's family group. That way you can get up and running with MICROSOFT365 as soon as possible.

Back to the family group issue, if you are the organizer of another family group, it would be a good idea to notify the other members of the group that the group needs to be disbanded, and then delete the other members in turn from the main family account screen. Finally, dissolve the family group.

If you are a member of a family, but not the organizer, you can leave the family group if you are an adult account, or if you are a minor, you will need to be removed from the family group by your organizer.

So, frankly speaking the family group feature is not perfect at the moment and sometimes the above steps may not be possible due to server logic. You may want to sign up for a new Microsoft account and wait until the family group feature is stabilized before joining your daughter's family group with your original account.

We hope the above information helps you

Best Wish

Shawn Z | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Windows 10 Family Safety is blocking my browser!!!

Can you confirm if you are out of the Family Safety feature on your parent's account on this
link? If you've confirmed that you're no longer on the list of monitored child accounts, we suggest deleting the Family Safety folder. Here are the steps:

• Press Windows key + E on your keyboard.
• On the address bar, type this address C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Parental Controls and press
  Enter.
• Delete all contents of the Parental Controls folder.
• Restart and see if the issue is resolved.

Let us know how it went for you.