Home Security Management for Windows 8 creates a separate child account for every child in the family and provides a wealth of defined rules. Parents can choose the features they need in the Family Safety feature and easily set up software usage for different child accounts. , computer usage time, Internet access, and Windows Store download rules. In this way, Win8 will monitor and limit the time the child browses the network, record the child's web browsing history, search for keywords, play the game, etc., and generate a monitoring report to be sent to the parent's email address. Parents can use the report information table to report the child account. Set the adjustment.
In the Win8 start screen state, press the shortcut key “Win+X”, a system function menu will appear in the lower left corner of the screen, select “ldquo; control panel” to quickly enter the Windows control panel under the traditional desktop. .
In the Win8 start screen state, press the shortcut key "Win+X", enter the Win8 control panel
select "User account and family security" under the category "Set for the user" Family safety & rdquo;.
Illustration: In the Win8 control panel, select “Set Family Safety for Users"
"Home Security" setting at least two accounts, one is the administrator user account, one is Manage user accounts, mainly user accounts used by children. If you have not yet created a managed user account, click “Create a new user account”Create a new standard user account. When completing the user addition, check "Does this be a child account? Enable home security to get access to your computer." Report”. If you already have a managed user account, click directly on the user you want to control.
Illustration: Home Security Management Panel for Win8 System
Click on the user account that needs to be set to enter the Win8 Family Security " User Settings & rdquo; panel, there are many related detailed settings options, we can Sets the way the computer is used for the currently selected user. Under "Home security", select "Enable, apply current settings", and under "Activity reports", select "Enable, collect information about computer usage".
In the following "Windows Settings" category, we can see four types of function settings such as website filtering, time limit, Windows app store and game restrictions, and application restrictions. There are more detailed sub-category options for each type of function setting, and the permissions of the child user account can be set by clicking respectively.
Select “Site Filter” can control the current user account online access to the exhibition.
Select "Time Limit" to limit the current user account usage time.
Select “Windows Store and Game Restriction Control> You can set the level of the current user account to use the app store, and whether to allow the game to run and the types and levels of games allowed to run.
Select "Application Limits" can limit the programs that are allowed to run.
Graphic: Win8 System Home Security & mdash; User Settings
Web Filtering
Enter “Site Filtering> After setting the interface, we can see "Web Restrictions" and “Allow Or block the site & rdquo; two subclasses. In "Web Restrictions", parents can choose the level that best suits the current user account from multiple site restriction levels, and can check whether to block downloads.
Illustration: Win8 Home Security - Website Filtering - Web Restriction Settings
Click “Allow or Block Websites> You can configure a list of allowed and blocked websites separately.
Illustration: Win8 Home Security - Website Filtering - Open Time Allow or Block Websites
Time Limits
Children's Accounts can be set up in "Open Hours" in "Time Limits" The total length of time the computer is used.
Illustration: Win8 Family Safety - Time Limit - Open Hours
In the "Limited Time Limit" in "Time Limit", you can set the specific time period for the child account to use the computer. Blue means blocking, white means allowed.
Graphic: Win8 Home Security - Time Limit & mdash; Limited Time
Game and Windows App Store Limits
Since Win8 has added an app store, Win8's Home Security Management has added App store restrictions.
Illustration: Win8 Home Security - Game and Windows Store Limits
Graphic: Win8 Home Security - Game and Windows Store Limits & mdash; Rating Level
:Win8 Home Security - Games and Windows Store Limits — Allow and Block Games
Application Limits
In Win8's Application Limit Settings, we can control the application of the current child user account, Win8 will list in the system Programs and applications, after selecting "Only use my allowed apps", you can check the allowed programs and applications in the list of programs under "Select available apps".
Illustration: Win8 Home Security - Application Restrictions
After setting, return to Win8 Family Security & ldquo; User Settings & rdquo;, you can see the current settings.
Illustration: Win8 Home Security - User Settings View Current Status
Click “View Activity Report”, you can view the detailed current user activity report.
Illustration: Win8 Home Security - User Settings & mdash; User Activities
The Win8 system can organize a security activity report based on user activity information and send it to the parent's email address.
Graphic: Win8 System Home Security Management Security Activity Report