Windows 10: Question/Suggestion - manage *offline* AND *online* gaming time as well as hardware access...

I've been trying to make parental controls work using both Microsoft Family to control the hardware access and Circle Home Plus to control online access. I have to use both because Family will allow me to lock their computer profile so that they can't get access it before a certain time. They were getting up before me and getting on and doing whatever they could. So I had to implement Microsoft Family to control profile access on the actual hardware.

Circle Home Plus has been quite useful for managing the minutia of online school and game time. My kid would sneak anything and everything they could but it cannot manage non-internet usage access periods and more importantly offline games. Even games that use Steam or Epic to log in only use the internet to verify permissions.

So my needs are these:

1 I need a more customizable way to manage *offline* AND *online* gaming time and access combined.

2 I need a way to limit ALL game apps combined to a time limit within a window of available time. Currently, if I say the window of time is between 1-4 and he has 1 hour of game time I have to either a wait for them to decide on a particular game and ask me to allow it for an hour which defeats the purpose of trying to help them learn autonomy or b set all games to 1 hour.

The problem with b is that in a 3 hour windows and all games set to 1 hour say there are 10 games they could technically play for 3 hours in multiple games.

3 I need a better way to organize and manage the "apps", since different types of apps often need to be managed in a different manner. As is, it is just a giant pile of all windows 10 apps AND all exe files on the computer - super extra annoying. Sure, I suppose I could clean up the computer to get rid of some of the numerous exe install files but I don't feel like it and it is even a new computer and there are dozens and dozens of exes and apps.

A solution to this might be to allow us to hide apps we don't care about maybe? Or better yet, have the ability to group exes and apps and let us apply rules to groups. It would save our little thumbs and clicking fingers.

Something to clarify - My issues are currently about problems with limiting gaming times but this type of situation could be applied to any type of category or topic.

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RetailDemo Offline Content?


Was cleaning up my 10162 install using cleanmgr. One option on the list was "RetailDemo Offline Content", it was 100MB. Not sure what this is, before I delete it. Suggestions?

 

Taskbar bug: switching to another window -will not appear at the front


Follow either of these steps to fix the issue with the Active window hiding behind.

Method 1:
I suggest you to disable window by hovering over it with the mouse and check if it helps. To do so I suggest you to try the below given steps and check if it helps:

1. Press Windows key + X key and click on Control Panel.
2. Select or click Ease of Access.
3. Click or tap onEase of Access Centre.
4. Click on Make the Mouse Easier to Use was uncheck Activate Window by hovering over it with the mouse.
5. Check if issue is resolved.

Method 2:
I would suggest you to completely uninstall the touchpad driver and reinstall it. Kindly follow the below given steps.

1. Press “Windows key + X” and click on “Device Manager”.
2. In the list of devices, you should see the touchpad drivers.
3. Right click on the device and then select "Uninstall".
4. In the uninstall dialog, make sure you select the option to delete the driver package from the system. This causes the driver package installed earlier to be deleted.
5. In the Action menu of Device manager, select “Scan for Hardware changes” option. This will cause the device driver to be reinstalled. Once the driver is installed, close all windows and restart the computer.

 

How to Install Forza MotorSports Apex 6 Offline

Hi,

For us to have a better overview of your concern, kindly clarify the following details:

• What is the exact error message?
• What storage device did you use to download the game?
• What type of user account are you using? (e.g. Microsoft account, local account)

We suggest enabling offline play on your device before installing the game. Refer to

Play games offline on Windows using Offline mode for the steps.

Check out
Forza Motorsport 6: Apex on Windows 10 FAQ for more details.

We'll be waiting for your response.