Windows 10: Windows 11 Family and Other Users Settings Glitch

Hi,I updated to Windows 11 Home about a week ago, and so far I haven't seen any major glitches. However, I tried making another user profile, by going to Settings -->Accounts-->Family and other users, but when I clicked on family and other users, my settings just quit itself. I tried a few times, restarted my PC twice, checked for updates, but nothing worked. Eventually I made the user with Command Prompt, but once I did, I realised that it wasn't administrator. I tried again, and again ended up using Command Prompt. It still won't open, and I'm unsure if this is a Windows 11 bug, or the

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setting up user accounts

Not able to set up a separate user account for my wife...following the steps as outlined in settings for setting up family - but get "we couldn't connect to Microsoft family right now, so your family on this device might not be up to date". I am logged
in to my Microsoft account as it suggests. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?

 

Family Time Restrictions and Glitches.

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Which build version of Windows is installed on your computer?
   
2. Do you get any error message?
   
3. May I know the complete error message?
   

The family account issue might cause when the account is not verified or could be due to internet connection, you can try the troubleshooting steps provided below to further narrow to the root cause of the issue.

Method 1: Verify your account that you are logged in to the system.

1. Navigate to Settings > Accounts > Your Info.
   
2. Below your account name, you will see a Verify link, Click on that and verify the account.
   
3. Reboot the computer and check if you can set the screen timer.
   

You can also check the
suggestion posted by Deepak_Krishnan R on 5th February and check if that helps you.

If you still face the issue, reply to this post with more information.

Hope it helps,

Amit Sunar

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.