Previously features in Windows Vista Parental Controls. Web Filtering and Activity Reporting were Software, and rebranded it as Windows Live Family Safety, removing itįrom the discontinued Windows Live OneCareįamily of products. On 15ĭecember 2008, Microsoft released an updated version 2009 of the Testing, the final version was released on November 6, 2007. When an image is blocked, FamilyĪ preview of Windows Live OneCare Family Safety was first offered toģ000 beta testers in March 2006. The filter is only run on websites which do not do anĪdequate job of filtering the images and only on computers with Image Filtering – Family Safety has a filter which looks for adultĬontent in images.Family Safety blocks InPrivate browsing in Internet Explorer 8 and 9.This was added for Windows Live Messenger 8.5. To help prevent their children from communicating with unknown contactsĪnd instead only communicate with contacts that parents have approved.Īlternatively, parents can just monitor who the child has on their allow Contact Management – Parents are able to create "allow" lists for Windows Live Contacts services such as Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail.Web filtering/blocking controls without the child having a Windows Live ID. Windows Live Family Safety 2011 added support for using the Family Safety allows remote access to its features via the web.Control of Family Safety settings to set time limits, and game restrictions ala ESRB as well as general application restrictions.For Google, this means locking Safesearch. Enforce the adult filter of Google, Bing, Yahoo!, and other popular search engines.In addition, computer usages time, programs run, filesĭownloaded, and games run will be reported via Windows Parental Controls. Activity Reporting – Parents can obtain a list of the websites.This setting was designed for olderĬhildren who are trusted to make good decisions when the web filter Warn on adult content – Allows all websites but warns when the siteĬontains suspected adult material.Online Communications – Blocks sites like Facebook and other potentially unsuitable social networks.General Interest – Blocks social networking, web mail, web chat, and adult sites.User to search the entire list of kid sites.
Child-Friendly Sites – Above plus allows a list of websites designedįor children has a listing of the more popular kid sites and allows the.
This feature is not included with the Windows 10 version
It was RTM on Windows 8 (bundled with the operating system) and is downloadable via Windows Essentials for Windows 7, Vista and XP. Microsoft Windows Microsoft family features (formerly Windows Live Family Safety and Microsoft Family Safety), developed by Microsoft, is free parental monitoring and content-control software.