Family safety firstįrom Settings > Accounts > Family & other users, you'll see a link for Manage family settings online below your accounts in the Your Family section.
Upon making your tiny charitable donation, your kid's account will no longer be listed as 'pending' on the Family & other people page in Settings, and you can start setting parental controls. Next, select Add a child and then click The person I want to add doesn't have an email address to create an account if your child doesn't already have a Microsoft account.Īfter creating an account for your child, you will then need to log in to your account and, to prove you are an adult, provide your credit card information and agree to a $0.50 charge, which Microsoft will donate to charity. After signing into your own Microsoft account on your kid's laptop, go to Settings > Accounts > Family & other users and click Add a family member. Microsoft allows you to create separate accounts for children, which you, as the adult in the room, can then manage. You can even set up time limits and sign up to get a weekly report on your kid's online activity.
If you are buying a Windows laptop for your child as a holiday present or because it's required for school, then you need to know how to set it up with Microsoft's parental controls to cordon off certain corners of the Internet.
