Yours will be a parent account, and theirs will be a child account thats tied to yours.

Turn on the administrator accountor ensure your account is an administrator.

Heres how to set up parental controls in Windows 11:

Right click theWindows iconon the taskbar.

Settings highlighted in Windows 11.

ClickFamily & other users.

ClickCreate one for a child.

Enter an email address for your child, and clickNext.

Accounts highlighted in Windows 11 settings.

If you aren’t already logged into your own Microsoft account, you will have to do so first.

Parental controls are not available if you don’t have a Microsoft account.

Enter a password, and clickNext.

Family & other users highlighted in Windows 11 account settings.

Enter a name, and clickNext.

Enter a birthday, and clickNext.

Windows 11 will use the birthday you enter to generate automatic restrictions based on age.

Create one for a child highlighted in the Windows 11 add an account menu.

ClickManage family options online or remove an account.

In the Your Family section, click your child’saccount icon.

Your child’s account icon will be located to the right of yours.

New email and Next highlighted in the Microsoft account creation menu.

This is the Windows 11 parental control options page, where you could view an overview of your options.

ClickScreen timeto set screen time limits for your child.

This is the Windows 11 screen time management page.

Create password and Next highlighted in the Windows 11 account creation menu.

Click adayto set screen time limits.

ClickContent filtersto limit your child’s access to websites and apps.

This is the content filters management page.

Next and name field highlighted in Microsoft account creation.

Click theFilter inappropriate websites and searchestoggle if it isn’t on already.

To only allow access to specific websites, click theOnly use allowed websitestoggle.

ClickAdd a websiteto add a website to allow access to a specific site.

Next and birthday field highlighted in Microsoft account creation.

throw in the address of a website, and click+.

you’re free to also control access to apps here.

Scroll up and clickApps and games.

A Windows 11 account message indicating that a child account has been added.

If your child wants to use a specific app, you will receive a notification.

Approve the app, and it will appear in theallowed appssection of this page.

it’s possible for you to also allow and block specific apps.

Family & other users highlighted in Windows 11 account settings.

To allow an automatically blocked app, clickRemove.

The final option, Find my Child, is a link to theMicrosoft Family Safety app.

Download that app if you want to use the Find my Child feature.

Manage family settings online or remove account highlighted in Windows 11 account settings.

Doing this brings you to the spending tweaks page.

Does Microsoft Have Parental Controls?

If you leave your account logged in, the child will have full access to Windows 11. you’re free to also customize all of these configs to your specifications.

Screen time highlighted on the Microsoft Family Safety site.

Windows 11 parental controls are only in effect on compatible devices.

SelectManage Family tweaks Online, sign in if prompted, and pick the child’s account.

Under each category, such asActivity,Screen Time, andApp Limits, remove any previously set parameters.

“Turn Limits On” and “Use one schedule on all devices” highlighted on the Microsoft Family Safety site.

Toset up parental controls in Windows 10, go toStart>configs>Accounts>Family and Other Users.

Under each category, such asActivity,Screen Time, andApp Limits, add your parameters.

The device limit schedule in screen time settings in Microsoft parental controls.

The day, time, and Done highlighted in the time limit management screen in Microsoft parental controls.

Content filters highlighted in Microsoft parental controls.

“Filter inappropriate” and “Only use allowed websites” highlighted in Microsoft parental controls.

Add a website highlighted in Microsoft parental controls.

A website entered with the + highlighted in Microsoft parental controls web filter settings.

Apps and games highlighted in Microsoft parental control content filters.

The Apps and games rated up to menu highlighted in Microsoft parental controls.

Allowed apps and Remove highlighted in Microsoft parental control app filtering.

Spending highlighted in Microsoft parental controls.