Windows 10: Microsoft Family blocking the PC for the child. Any way to unblock it online?

It's 9 am, my son just woke up, I'm at work and his child account says he already used all this screen time today. How can I unblock this?


I just installed Microsoft family this weekend and it's been painful since many things require the parent right there with the kids. He couldn't access his drive account for his online class and now this. Is this common? Would I be better just disabling it? I liked that I could control his computer use and screen time, but this is way more limited than I wanted and it's working against us.


Thanks in advance.

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Block Google Chrome for Child

I have 5 kids to setup content restrictions for. Though I love that Microsoft gives the power to have the safety features it does, the process is RIDICULOUS if you are doing it for more than 1 child!!!

I attempted to setup my 3 younger kids to only have access to a couple of specific websites, but no other sites. During that process I removed Google Chrome from the blocked apps list. What I did not know was that I had to use Microsoft Edge (one of the
worst browsers ever) to use the feature that only allows certain sites. So now Google Chrome is no longer a blocked app, but yet the site has no way to just add it back.

I looked up how to block an app and was SHOCKED by the official info from Microsoft. See Below. Basically your kid has to use an app before you can add it to the blocked list. Doesn't that defy the purpose of having safety features for a child?

Besides... I used my child's account and opened Chrome, yet it still DID NOT show up in their activity list in order to block it. NOW WHAT?

FROM MICROSOFT

Blocking specific apps is possible with the Microsoft Account's Family Safety Feature. To block a specific application on your child's account, it is a requirement that the app must be used by your child, so that it will appear in under the Recent Activity
list. For your child's security, you can log in as the child and launch the app to satisfy this requirement.

Follow these steps to successfully block specific applications:

1. Visit the Microsoft Family website and then sign in your Microsoft Account.
2. Click the account of the child that you want to block from using an app.
3. Select Recent Activity.
4. Click to ensure that Activity Reporting is turned on.
5. Scroll down and look for Apps & Games.
6. Choose the apps that you want to block on your child's account.
7. Click Block to block usage of the app.

 

Microsoft Family not blocking Apps

Hi,

Microsoft family features are designed to help you keep tabs on your kids' computer and online activities. If your child uses a PC or Xbox, you may already have set up a family in order to use parental controls. To isolate the issue, please answer the following
questions:

• Is the app blocked under the child account when you set up My Family?
• Can you send us a screenshot showing your Family settings?

We're looking forward to your reply.

Regards.

 

Block chrome and extensions on family safety

Hi Palango,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

You can try to block those extensions and chrome.

Manage family settings:

Refer the steps below.

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  Go to
  account.microsoft.com/family and sign in with your Microsoft account.
  
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  Select the child whose settings you want to manage from the list of children in your Family. If your kids also use Family Safety on older versions of Windows, or My Family on older Windows phones, you’ll see them listed per device.
  
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  Choose what to turn on or change for your child's account:
  

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  Recent activity allows you to see what websites they've been visiting, what apps and games they've been using, and how much time they've been spending on their devices.
  
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  Web browsing lets you choose what websites your child can and can't see.
  
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  Apps & games allows you to limit the apps and games your child can download from the Windows Store. It also lets you unblock any app or game you’ve blocked previously.
  
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  Screen time allows you to set the maximum amount of time they can spend on their devices.
  

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us we will be happy to assist you.