That way, you’re free to stop them from gaming too much or visiting harmful websites.

it’s possible for you to set these limits in the Family app on Windows 11. verify yourWindows computer is connected to the internetthroughout this guide.

In the window that appears, hit the “Create One for Child” link.

Windows screenshot showing the parental controls window.

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Then, follow the instructions to set up a new Microsoft account for your child.

You will create an Outlook email and password for them during these steps.

They shouldn’t be using a local account.

Adding someone to “Your Family” in the Settings app.

Then, enter the child’s Microsoft account details to sign in and link it with their Windows gear.

To do that, head to configs > Account > Other Users and click “Add Account.”

Then, follow the instructions to sign in to the child’s Microsoft account.

Add someone to Microsoft Families.

To do that, press Win + S to open Windows Search.

EnterFamilyin the Search box, and then tap the Family app in the search results to launch it.

Now you’re ready to start setting limits on the child’s account.

The link to sign in with Microsoft account in Windows 11’s settings.

From there, you might control their screen time, app usage, and the websites they visit.

This will be the one you linked the Microsoft account to.

The “Available Hours” column is the number of hours a child can log into their account.

Adding a new user account on Windows.

To edit the time limits, tap on a day (i.e.

“Sunday” or “Friday”) in the Days column.

This will open a window where you might adjust the times.

Opening the Family app on Windows 11.

you could use the dropdown in this window to control days individually.

When finished, click “Done” to apply the limits to the child’s Windows machine.

Blocking the app will prevent the child from using it.

Turning on device limits in the Family app on Windows 11.

And when you’re finished, click “Done” to apply the changes and limit the app.

However, that is not a problem since enabling the limits blocks access to all other browsers.

To block the websites, smack the “Edge” tab at the top.

The screen time schedule for a Windows device in the Family app.

This data will inform your decision on which websites to block in the future.

Then, scroll down and turn on the “Filter Inappropriate Websites and Searches” toggle.

The child won’t be able to access that website now.

Setting screen time limits on a device in the Family app.

you’ve got the option to repeat these steps to add as many sites as you want.

To access them, click “configs” in the top right.

That latter is very important if your child is a gamer in theage of microtransactionsandgacha video games.

Turning on limits for apps and games in the Family app on Windows 11.

Afterward, click “Done” to save the changes you’ve made.

Setting limits on an app on Windows 11 in the Family app.

Setting app and game limits on Windows 11 in the Family app.

Turning on activity reporting for Microsoft Edge in the Family app on Windows 11.

Turning on the toggle to filter websites in the Family app on Windows.

Adding websites to block in the Family app on Windows 11.

The “Settings” option in the Family app on Windows.

The account settings of a child’s account in the Family app on Windows 11.