Windows 10: Microsoft Family Group

Lilipower1 · Mar 30, 2022

I am a fifteen year old boy which has made a family group. I am the owner of the family group, but I want to leave it. This is mainly because there is an issue which prevents me from playing any multiplayer games at all. I would like some assistance or any help possible. I do not see the option "Leave Family" which to my understanding should be there if my age is over 13 years old. Is this not possible because I am the family group owner?

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Junaid_A · Mar 30, 2022

Microsoft Family Screen Time

Hi Laurel,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.

This could happen when the child account fails to sync with the server. I suggest you to try the steps listed below and check if it works:

Open
File Explorer and navigate to the following location:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Parental Controls

Note:
The above mentioned directory is hidden, copy and paste the same location on the search bar in the File Explorer to access it.

Delete the contents in the
\\settings directory of the Parental Controls folder.

Reboot the machine to see if the issue persists.

If the issue persists, you may want to remove the child account from Microsoft family and add it again.

To know how to remove an account from Microsoft Family, refer:

Remove members from your family group

To know how to add an account to Microsoft Family, refer:

Add members to your family group

Regards,

Srimadhwa_B · Mar 30, 2022

Microsoft family problem

Hi,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

Appreciate your efforts to work on this issue.

When you say ‘I re-connect the account’, did you re-add the account to the Family group on the website or add the user account on the PC?

Did you check the system time to see if it has been set correctly?

This issue can occur if some of the settings are not working as expected.

Let us try these methods to check if that helps.

A: Suggest you to
remove the child account from the Family group account. To remove a member from your family group, you must have an adult account.

I would also like to inform you that if you have added the account as a child again (if not, add the account as child), try to set up screen time and then turn it off.

B: Once it is done, you can
add the child account to the Family group. After adding the account, have your child sign in to the PC. Refer to the steps under the section ‘Add
an existing child account on your PC to your family group’.

Article for Reference.

‘Setup and manage your Family’

Hope this helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed.

Regards,

Srimadhwa B

Microsoft Community-Moderator

Brink · Mar 30, 2022

OneDrive family and group sharing now available

We have all been adjusting to the new ways we stay in touch, share, teach, and learn. As many of us have made the shift to working and learning from home, we’re relying more than ever on digital sharing and collaboration. Now, Microsoft OneDrive is introducing a new time-saving, frictionless way to share files with a predefined family or friend group.

OneDrive has always made it easy to share docs, photos, videos, albums, and folders. But until now, sharing to a group of people meant typing in the names of all the people you wanted to share with. Today, we’re simplifying that process with one-click sharing to family and groups.

Once you predefine your family or friend group, you’ll be able to share a photo, album, or important document to your group with one click.

Family and group sharing is available in OneDrive for the web and included in all free and paid OneDrive consumer plans, as well in Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans. We expect it to become available on OneDrive sync client, Mac, and directly from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by mid-2021.

To use family sharing, have your Microsoft account login and password at hand and follow these instructions:

1. First you will need to set up your family or a friend group:

To set up your family, go to family.microsoft.com, then select Create a family group and follow the directions. Note: All members of the group need a Microsoft account, and each will need to accept your invitation to the group to access it. (You can also set up a family group on Xbox or with the Family Safety app.)

To set up a friend group, see the article how to create an Outlook.com group. Groups can be family, friends, classmates, your kids’ sports league, your sports league, old college buddies, new game night pals—anyone you want to stay connected with. Note: you will need a free or paid Outlook account.

2. Go to the OneDrive page and sign in with your Microsoft account (or your Outlook.com, Live.com, Hotmail, or MSN account).
3. Select My files or Photos on the left pane.
4. Pick the file or folder you want to share by selecting the circle in the upper corner of the item, then select Share at the top of the page.
5. Select Anyone with the link can edit.
6. In the Enter a name or email address field, type “Family” or the name of your group (i.e., Soccer Team). When you type “Family,” OneDrive will give you the option to share with specific members by surfacing their names, or you can select Your family to share with your entire family.

7. Add an optional message and then send then share the file/folder.

You can learn more about family and group sharing here. And as always feel free to send us your suggestions for making OneDrive even better on UserVoice.
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Source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/...e/ba-p/1816818

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