If not then it’s just another account to remember the username and password for, plus you’ll need to give up some personal details like your child’s birthday and a contact number. This seems a little excessive if you’re setting up an account for a toddler, however if you’re a Windows only household then a Live ID won’t be a problem and allows you to track usage across all devices. Once you’re logged in and have created a parent’s account you’ll then need to create a Windows Live ID for your kids.
The first thing that you’ll need to do is log into the Family Safety web portal, which you can do from any web browser, although there are reports of the web portal not working very well on browsers that aren’t from Microsoft, which is an age-old problem with various Microsoft products. So it’s available for free to pretty much anyone that has a Windows license and a Live account, which is a good start. Since Windows 7 and Vista there have been parental controls built into Windows, that allow us parents to schedule usage, control what games are played and block the apps that we don’t want to be used.įamily Safety is part of Windows Live Essentials but it can be used independently if you don’t want to use all of the features live Live Mail and Movie Maker. So how do you manage your kids time on them and make sure that they don’t over indulge? These devices are everywhere and kids usually have unrestricted access to them, they are shared between the whole family.
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