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How to set parental controls on Yosemite
You will need to have Yosemite installed on your Apple computer as well as access to all users’ accounts.
How to set parental controls OS X Yosemite
Microsoft Family lets you set spending restrictions across consoles and devices.
To help limit accidental spending, you can use Xbox Series parental controls settings.
To set spending limits with Microsoft Family:
Step 1 – On your mac desktop, choose Apple menu in top corner and system preferences.
Step 2 – Then click Parental Controls.
Step 3 – When you open Parental Controls preferences.
If you see the message “There are no user accounts to manage,” you’ll need to create another profile which you can manage.
Step 4 – Select the user, then click Enable Parental Controls.
Step 5 – Click one of the tabs along the top to start restricting things.
First on the list is Apps. Specify which apps the child can access.
Step 6 – Select web to specify which websites the child can access.
Step 7 – Select stores to specify which online entertainment sites the child can access.
Step 8 – Select time to specify what time periods the child can access the Mac.
Step 9 – Select privacy to specify which apps can access the child’s data.
Step 10 – Select other.
This allows you to specify the last remaining software you may want the child to have restricted access too.
How to set parental controls on Yosemite
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