The Creators Update made it easier to manage your family in Windows 10. Here’s how to do it.
The Windows 10 Creators Update makes a lot of helpful new tweaks to the operating system. One of them is a major overhaul of Windows Defender, which is turning into a built-in security suite instead of a simple utility.
As part of the Windows Defender overhaul, Microsoft made it easier to get at your family settings where you can do things such as manage your kids’ screen time or their browsing activity.
All family options are tied to your online Microsoft Account, but it’s easiest to get to the right part of the site by going through Windows Defender—now called Windows Defender Security Center.
Managing a child’s Xbox time. Scroll down to manage Windows 10 PC time as well.
From here, you can see your the activity of your children, add money to their account so they can make purchases in the Windows Store, set limits on screen time for Xbox and PCs, or even find their devices on a map.