Windows 10: One child, two devices - how do I block websites on one device used for school but not the...

We have one child with two laptops...one for school and one for home free time. I want to block almost all of the internet access other than educational material from his school computer, but allow most of it on the home computer. I don't see how to do that. Please help. Thanks.

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Blocking websites under child user accounts

Hello Jenn,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft community.

I know how this concerns you and I’ll help you out with this issue.

I would like to inform you that, you can set up web browsing limits so they can only visit a small number of sites that you specifically allowed.

To set up web browsing limits

• Sign in to
  family on the Microsoft account website.
  
• Select the child you want to turn on web browsing limits for.
• Select Web browsing, and switch Block inappropriate websites from
  Off to On. Now, adult content is blocked and
  SafeSearch is on when your child uses the most common search engines.
  
• If you want your child to only see websites you've explicitly allowed, check the box next to
  Only see websites on the allowed list.

To allow or block specific websites

• Sign in to
  family on the Microsoft account website.
  
• Select the child you want to turn on web browsing limits for.
• Select Web browsing.
• To add a site to their allow list, go to Always allow these and enter the
  URL of a website you want to allow.
• To add a site to their block list, go to Always block these and enter the
  URL of a website you want to block.

Hope it helps. Reply with results to help you further.

 

Blocking websites under child user accounts

Hello Jerry,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft community.

I know how this concerns you and I’ll help you out with this issue.

I would like to inform you that, you can set up web browsing limits so they can only visit a small number of sites that you specifically allowed.

To set up web browsing limits

• Sign in to
  family on the Microsoft account website.
  
• Select the child you want to turn on web browsing limits for.
• Select Web browsing, and switch Block inappropriate websites from
  Off to On. Now, adult content is blocked and
  SafeSearch is on when your child uses the most common search engines.
  
• If you want your child to only see websites you've explicitly allowed, check the box next to
  Only see websites on the allowed list.

To allow or block specific websites

• Sign in to
  family on the Microsoft account website.
  
• Select the child you want to turn on web browsing limits for.
• Select Web browsing.
• To add a site to their allow list, go to Always allow these and enter the
  URL of a website you want to allow.
• To add a site to their block list, go to Always block these and enter the
  URL of a website you want to block.

Hope it helps. Reply with results to help you further.

 

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.