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Family Safety features in Windows 8 Release Preview


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#1 Secured Tim

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 11:12 PM

One of the intrinsic capabilities of Windows 8 is the ability to use multiple accounts on any PC. This makes it much easier for parents to use tools that can help protect their children from content on the Internet as they see fit. It is also a great way for each family member to maintain their own unique online identity while still sharing a single PC. With Windows 8, Microsoft has substantially improved the family safety features and services available. Phil Sohn, the senior program manager lead for Family Safety, describes in the video below how Family Safety features will work in Windows 8:



Windows 8 gives you a “monitor first” approach, which provides informative activity reports for each child. Here's what a Family Safety activity report looks like:

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#2 Chrominator

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Posted 15 May 2012 - 11:33 AM

This is nice! Parents won't have to buy third party parental control apps.

#3 RickSOLET

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 03:52 PM

Thank god Windows didn't have any family safety features when I was a kid. :lol:

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