How to Add Parental Control in Windows 7/8/8.1/10

How to Add Parental Control in Windows 7/8/8.1/10

 

To add Parental control in your Windows PC just follows the steps which we will tell you in the next session. We will try to tell you about all the Windows e.g, 7,8,8.1 and 10.

So that you solve this problem easily. Let’s take a look on it that how to perform this task easily.

 

How to Add Parental Control in Windows 7

 

Step 1: Accessing User Accounts and Family Safety

 

First of all to add Parental Control move to control panel so that you add or remove users easily. To do this task simply presses Ctrl + X from your keyboard and type control panel then press enter.

If you do not want to do this task then move your cursor to Windows icon and click on control panel option.

 

Open run and type Control Panel

When you will press enter then Control Panel will be opened. Here find User Accounts and Family Safety and click the option which you will see in your screen.

User Accounts and Family Safety

When you will click on User Accounts and Family Safety then a new screen will appear. Now follow the steps in the next Steps which we are going to tell you.

Step 2: Create or Manage Account

In the next screen click on User Accounts if you have not created before. If you created then choose the Parental Controls option. Now we are going to select User Accounts for you.

Click on User Accounts

By clicking on this your Administrator account will appear. Now click on Manage another account to control the privacy.

Manage the Accounts or create a new one

In the next screen, you see a list of accounts which you have created in your PC. If no one then an Administrator and Guest account will be shown you. Click on Create a new account and follow the instructions.

Click on Create a new account

After clicking on new account type your Name and choose Standard User for parental control. When you type your name click on Create Account and move to the next step. Learn more why is standard user recommended.

Type account name for the standard user

When you create your account successfully then you will be redirected to the accounts dashboard.

Step 3: Setting Up Parental Control

To set up parental control just select the account which you recently created and move forward.

Choose the account for parental control

When this account opens select Parental Control. In next it will ask you to set up the password on Administrator account If you already set a password on your account then move to step 4. Now, lets set up a password.

 

Set up a password at Administrator account

Choose administrator account to choose yes if promoted then type your password.

Type your password

After typing the password click Ok now you will be redirected to again accounts dashboard. In the users select Standard user which you created recently and follow the instructions.

Step 4: Configuring the Parental Control

To configure Parental Control select your Standard Account under Users section.

Choose the account for parental control

Check Parental control and click on Set time.

Set the Time Limit

Here you will see two sections Blue and White. The Blue colour will tell you that this time is blocked which you selected. And White colour tells you this time is available for other accounts to use the computer.

Allowed and Blocked timing

You can also block files and games for your children. To block programs choose Allow and block specific programs. In the next step choose the second option For kids can only use the programs I allow (Note* For kids is our account name you will see other which you choose).

Stop the programs

You can also stop games to set the limits on games click Games and block those games which you want that your kids do not use it.

Control games which you want

When you have done all steps click ok and restart your PC to check the work.

Step 5: Delete User Account (Not recommended)

If you want to delete a user account then follow the steps. First of all, select the account which you want to delete in Users dashboard.

Delete the account

In next screen choose to delete the files or Keep files (its depend upon you) and move forward.

Delete user Files

After this choose Delete Account and wait for its process.

Delete Account Successful

Once your account deleted then you need to restart your computer to save changes.

If you are Windows 10 user then you will see blue screen error which will be removed automatically. You can also Disable Cortana for your other accounts.

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Masud Rana