Windows 8

Click here to view Microsoft information: Setup Family Safety for Windows 8 computers.

Windows 7

This information is available on the Microsoft website. Click here to view. 

To turn on Parental Controls:

1. Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, and then, under User Accounts and Family Safety, clicking Set up parental controls for any user.‌ ‌ If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

2. Click the standard user account that you want to set Parental Controls for. If the standard user account isn't set up yet, click Create a new user account to set up a new account.

3. Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.

4. Once you've turned on Parental Controls for your child's standard user account, you can adjust the following individual settings that you want to control: 

• Time limits - You can set time limits to control when children are allowed to log on to the computer. Time limits prevent children from logging on during the specified hours. You can set different login hours for every day of the week. If they're logged on when their allotted time ends, they'll be automatically logged off. For more information, see Control when children can use the computer.

• Games -  You can control access to games, choose an age-rating level, choose the types of content you want to block, and decide whether you want to allow or block unrated or specific games. For more information, see Choose which games children can play.

• Allow or block specific programs -  You can prevent children from running programs that you don't want them to run. For more information, see Prevent children from using specific programs. Click here to view information on the Microsoft website. 

​Windows Vista 

To allow specific websites In Windows Vista Parental Controls:

1. Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, and then, under User Accounts, clicking Set up Parental Controls. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation

2. Select the account that you want to set up

3. Under Parental Controls, click On

4. Click Windows Vista Web Filter

5. Click Block some websites or content

6. Click Edit the Allow and block list

7. In the Website address box, type the