Windows 10 safety

Step 1 – Open your Microsoft Family app. Or go to Settings > General > Online safety & family > Family settings and select Family on the web. You will need to enter or set a PIN to access this.

Step 2 – Select the family member you wish to set restrictions for. Then, select Spending from the top of the screen.

Step 3 – Next to Get notified about every purchase [Child] makes, turn the toggle to green (On). This will help you oversee their purchases.

Step 4 – Within Microsoft account balance, select Add money and choose an amount to add. This will allow your child to spend freely up to that amount.

Step 5 – If possible, keep credit cards off of your child’s account. Otherwise, under Credit cards, make sure to switch On the toggle next to Require approval for every purchase.

Step 6 – When you first sign in on your child’s account, there are additional steps to complete setup. From your account, click the Windows icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Then, click your profile icon to select your child’s account.

Step 7 – Enter their username and password to confirm their account and approve the sign-in. Then, open Microsoft Edge to complete the first-time open tasks before returning to your own account.

Step 1 – From your account, search family options in the left-hand search bar. Click Family options.

Step 2 – Click View family settings and click on your child’s profile. Click Screen time from the left-hand menu.

Step 3 – Here, you’ll see a breakdown of time spent on each device your child uses along with how that time is split among Apps and games. Scroll down and click Turn limits on to set screen time limits.

Step 4 – Choose and set how much time your child can spend on their devices or in specific apps and games per day. This is useful if you’d like to give them more time on weekends versus school nights. Review this around school breaks if relevant.

Step 1 – From your account, search family options in the left-hand search bar. Click Family options.

Step 2 – Click View family settings and click on your child’s profile. Click Content filters from the left-hand menu.

Step 3 – Select up to which age your child can access content for in the right-hand dropdown menu.

Step 1 – From your account, search family options in the left-hand search bar. Click Family options.

Step 2 – Click View family settings and click on your child’s profile. From the Overview tab, scroll down.

Step 3 – Click on Web and search. Here, you can see potentially harmful search terms and which sites are visited with Microsoft Edge.

Step 1 – From Family settings, choose your child’s profile and click on Content filters in the left-hand menu. Then, select the Apps and games tab.

Step 2 – Add apps that you’d like to block to the list. Browsers other than Edge can be blocked to ensure they can’t access content that is blocked on Microsoft Edge elsewhere.

Step 1 – Download and install the app on all devices you want to include. It’s free unless you want additional features like location and driving alerts.

Step 2 – Sign in to each device using your family members’ Microsoft details. Then, you’ll be able to monitor activity across devices and use the same features outlined in the instructions above.