Windows 10: Kids Mode still not available

Keith Weisshar · May 4, 2021

Why is Browse in kids mode still not showing up in Edge 90.0.818.51? The only options available in the current profile is Browse as guest and Add profile?

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Brink · May 5, 2021

New Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge

Kids Mode is a convenient browsing mode inside Microsoft Edge that’s designed for kids. With its kid-friendly features and safety guardrails in place, Kids Mode is a great place for children to safely explore the web. Kids Mode includes features like custom browser themes, kid-friendly content, browsing based on an allow list, Bing SafeSearch set to strict, and a password requirement to exit. Also, Kids Mode doesn't require a child account or profile.

Currently, Kids Mode is limited to US English on Windows and MacOS.

Start Kids Mode

1. Open the profile switcher in the browser frame and select Browse in Kids Mode.

You don't have to be signed into the browser to do this, but signing in will allow the Kids Mode settings to sync across your devices.

If this is your first time launching Kids Mode, you'll see an explanation of what the feature is.
2. Choose the appropriate age range to launch Kids Mode in.

Otherwise, Kids Mode will now open in full screen.

Things to note:

You can always change your age selection in edge://settings/family

After you select the appropriate age, your current browsing window will be saved and closed and a new window for Kids Mode opens in full screen.

Until you exit Kids Mode, Microsoft Edge will always launch in Kids Mode.

Exit Kids Mode

You need your device password (the same password used to unlock your computer) to exit Kids Mode and resume browsing.

1. Select the Kids Mode icon at the top of the browser.

2. Select Exit Kids Mode Window.

3. Enter your credentials.

Note: If you close the window through the taskbar or Close button at the top of the browser, Microsoft Edge will ask for your device credentials.

Choose a theme inside Kids Mode

Kids can choose their own themes to personalize Kids Mode. The themes they apply in Kids Mode won't be applied to your normal browsing windows.

1. Select Choose background and colors.

2. Choose a theme and select Done.

Grant website permissions in Kids Mode

When a child visits a website not on the allow list, they'll encounter a block page.

To visit the website during the browsing session, select Get permission.

The owner of the device will need to enter the device credentials.

The block page will refresh and the website will be allowed for the current browsing session. To add the website onto the allow list, go to the next section.

Make changes to the allow list or Kids Mode settings

You can only make changes to the allow list when you're outside of the Kids Mode browsing window and only from the profile that launches Kids Mode.

Go to Settings and More > Settings > Family.

Select Manage allowed sites in Kids Mode. You’ll see the pre-defined allow list that's applied to Kids Mode. The list is listed in alphabetical order.

To remove a site, click on the Close icon (X) beside it in the list. To add a website, select Add website.

We're continuously improving the experience in Kids Mode to make it the best place for Kids to explore the web. If you have any feedback, go to Settings and more menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback.
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Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...rs=en-gb&ad=gb

Keith Weisshar · May 5, 2021

Kids Mode still not available

Why is Browse in kids mode still not showing up in Edge 90.0.818.51? The only options available in the current profile is Browse as guest and Add profile?

Brink · May 5, 2021

Introducing Microsoft Edge Kids Mode

There’s so much to be grateful for about the internet – immediate access to the world’s information at your fingertips, discovering inspiring content like DIY videos, and staying connected with family and friends through social media (I love a good cat meme &#128522*Wink. But with all the greatness the web has to offer, there is also a lot of online content that I wouldn’t want my kids to see and websites that aren’t age appropriate.

With many of our kids spending so much more time online, and many parents and families sharing devices, we’ve been working on a solution and are excited to announce the general availability of Microsoft Edge Kids Mode! Kids Mode gives parents peace of mind by providing a protected online environment as their kids browse the web on a shared device.

A new browser experience for kids that parents choose, and kids will love

As a parent, my No. 1 job is doing all I can to help keep my kids safe – physically, mentally and emotionally. While I can protect them physically by knowing who they spend time with in the real world, when they are online, I worry about which websites they visit and the content they have access to. This is especially true over the last year when we’re all spending more time than ever online. I also know that not all parents have the luxury of giving each of their children their own device. Many families are sharing a primary PC or even just handing off their phone to their kids when out and about.

Our research tells us that about 50% of U.S. parents are impacted by what we call the “hand-off scenario.” This is that all too familiar situation of letting your child access the web from a shared device when you’re working, making dinner, picking up scattered toys, or doing any of the million things parents do daily. For U.S. parents with children aged 12 and younger, 58% are concerned with the issues their children face when using digital products and services, and while the majority are aware of parental control solutions, only about half are actually using one today. We started digging into this and found that while there are a lot of great solutions in the market today, they often entail a laborious set-up, can require a subscription, and generally don’t offer anything for the other users of their service: kids.

Ultimately, this is what inspired us to roll up our sleeves and create a new mode built natively into Microsoft Edge. Kids Mode was created not only to give parents peace of mind instantly and easily, but also to create a world that is very much designed for kids – more on that below.

How to launch Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge

As far as getting into Kids Mode, it really can’t get any easier. Simply click on your account profile in the upper right corner of Edge and select “Browse in Kids Mode.” From here, you’ll be asked to choose the appropriate age range for your child, either 5-8 or 9-12. And that’s it! Just like that, you’ll quickly “leave” Microsoft Edge and enter the beautiful world of Kids Mode.

Step 1: Select "Browse in Kids Mode" from Account Profile

Step 2: Select the appropriate age range for your child. Ages 5-8 or 9-12

Step 3: Enter Kids Mode, hand your computer to your child and have fun!

Both age groups are defaulted to the strictest tracking prevention level, blocking the majority of trackers for maximum privacy and minimum personalized ads, in addition to strict Bing SafeSearch, ensuring that adult text, images and videos are blocked from your kids’ online searches. Regardless of the age group, Kids Mode limits the sites that kids will have access to – from the get-go there are about 70 popular kid sites that are allowed, but you can fully customize the list in a couple of clicks in Microsoft Edge settings. If your kid tries to navigate to a site outside of that allowed list, they’ll be greeted with a friendly block page, encouraging them to either ask for permission or try navigating elsewhere.

Unique to the older age range (9-12) is an age-appropriate news feed on the New Tab Page with specially curated articles from MSN for Kids. These article topics range from animals, to science, to fun facts – bringing fun and entertainment to their fingertips. When it’s time to exit Kids Mode, your authentication will be required just to be sure your child isn’t accidentally trying to navigate somewhere you don’t want them to.

Your kids can personalize their browsing experience with several fun new browser themes that unlock wonder and discovery. We also collaborated with Disney to create custom Microsoft Edge themes from several animated movies like Disney’s “Frozen,” “The Little Mermaid,” and Disney and Pixar’s “Finding Nemo,” “Cars,” “Toy Story” and “Coco.” You’ll see additional Disney and Pixar Microsoft Edge browser themes added to our theme picker in the coming months.

Designing Kids Mode

With a driving purpose of protecting kids online, we embarked on the journey of creating Kids Mode. Our first goal was to create an experience that inspired parents’ confidence, while being simple and intuitive to use and manage. We considered many aspects of the experience: How do parents easily add and remove allowed sites? What does it look like when a child tries to navigate to a site that is not allowed? Once we had initial designs that we felt good about, we showed them to groups of parents and received valuable insights that we took back to the drawing board to make the experience even better.

One main concern we wanted to address was how to keep kids in the experience so they can’t just leave the browser and open a different one. Our technical solution is to require adult authentication to exit Kids Mode. But in asking that question it became clear that the best way to keep kids from trying to leave was to make them want to stay. In other words, we set out to create the most appealing environment a kid could ever want for browsing the web.

The first order of business was to create a look and feel for Kids Mode that says: this isn’t your parents’ web browser. Looking across the best digital experiences for kids, it was obvious that bright colors, fun characters and approachable language were the way to go. Our visual designers iterated on logos and iconography, while our writers made sure the text was fun and engaging and we created a touch-friendly layout that kids could easily navigate.

It was also clear that kids love to take things and make them their own. To that end we knew we had to have themes. In two clicks a kid can choose from several background images and colors for the browser. We worked directly with world-class artists and design agencies to source beautiful, kid-friendly images that are only available in Edge Kids Mode. Plus, we have themes from Disney and Pixar so kids can hang out with their favorite characters every time they browse the web.

We believe this is a game-changer for parents who are juggling all the demands of life today. I can’t wait to hear your feedback on this exciting new capability of Microsoft Edge and how we can improve it in the future! Also this month, we’re announcing several new features that you can read more about in our April What’s New in Web Experiences blog. For those who already have Microsoft Edge installed, launch it and check it out. If you’re on a Mac or mobile device download it and let us know what you think!

Visit our website to learn more about Kids Mode and all the great new features available this month in Microsoft Edge!
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