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Surface use at home
Surface use at home
Your child's access to the Internet is only restricted during school hours, when at home your child may have the ability to access apps, games and websites that you may find inappropriate.
Therefore we highly recommend that you set up parent restrictions to protect your child and control their use of their Surface at home.
Microsoft provide a free parent app called Family Safety available on all digital platforms. You can find out more below.
Setting up restrictions using Microsoft Family Safety
Setting up restrictions using Microsoft Family Safety
Parental controls can be used in conjunction with Intune. Windows provides a free Microsoft Family Safety app to manage screen time and block and manage apps and features on your child’s device. Screen time limits in Microsoft Family are a great way to balance your child’s online habits. You decide when and for how long children can use their connected Windows, Xbox and mobile devices.
Limits can be as specific as you need them to be - use a different schedule daily or the same one all week, adjust as you go by allowing more time, or deciding when time’s up. You can set limits on specific devices but screen time limits can only be set on devices connected to your family group
The online guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to install and set-up Microsoft Family. Scan the relevant QR code to download the app, and see the guide available on our Parent Digital Hub or Microsoft’s website which will take you through all the features of the app and explain how you can use it to supervise and manage your child's device at home.
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