1,639 questions with Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety tags

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would like to change birthdate

would like to change birth date originally listed in profile of Arpan Desai

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-10-07T07:14:59.69+00:00
Arpan Desai 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-07T07:52:59.3766667+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 78,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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"Unusual Activity Detected" When I try to add my account to a family via invite

Hello, I am trying to add my account to a family safety group via invite though when I press accept invite, it says "Unusual Activity Detected" as shown below. Here is the trace id: [Moderator note: PII removed] I already talked to…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2023-08-17T03:47:56+00:00
Anonymous
edited the question 2026-10-05T10:31:54.61+00:00
Lychee-Ng 28,915 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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i hate xbox i dont even have one

i cant play roblox it says i cant play multiplayer games

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-30T20:59:38.4733333+00:00
benn ett 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-02T10:06:38.88+00:00
Carl-L 23,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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My child's account was compromised. What steps can I take to recover it as a parent

My daughter’s long-standing Microsoft child account is still visible in my Microsoft Family account. It now shows an Outlook address we never knowingly created, and the account is asking for verification through an unknown Gmail address. Her original…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-21T00:53:21.96+00:00
natrlhy 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-22T20:23:58.2833333+00:00
natrlhy 0 Reputation points
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How to remove myself from family group without parental consent?

Before you tell me to just ask my parents, I can't. The leader of the thing no longer lives in my state and is not in the best headspace. I am not quite old enough to leave myself. I don't want to create a new account because I have things that costed a…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-20T18:54:53.0766667+00:00
Ollie Monroe Baker 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-21T04:28:59.5833333+00:00
Norah-L 11,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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can't add more child on family safety, too many attemps

can't add more child on family safety, too many attemps

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-14T08:25:49.7266667+00:00
Benoit Lange 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T09:12:02.7166667+00:00
Ben4724 4,645 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I need to change the birthdate in the profile?

The birthdate in the profile is incorrect and I need to change it which interferes with the parental consent .

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-10T15:26:23.5466667+00:00
Lisa Patrick 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-10T16:02:23.19+00:00
SD - IA 180.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I have a personal Microsoft 365 Account that I do not see and I can't reach a live person to get it fixed

I am being billed for a Microsoft 365 Family account that is old. I can't even find what email account it was associated with. But Microsoft will bill me again in 3 days if I can't find it. I can't get a live person on the phone. No matter what I try. I…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-07T18:34:44.18+00:00
Earl Leatherland 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-10T06:59:39.18+00:00
Carl-L 23,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do i get rid of an orphaned account in microsoft family safety when child is locked into an organizer that is no longer in family (ghost organizer)

grandma originally signed up herself and grandson to microsoft family but now mom wants to have granma not be organizer and has set herself up as organizer and added her son but she can't control or get rid of grandma even tho grandma has removed…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-09T23:32:25.22+00:00
Nann Gran 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-10T04:17:01.5266667+00:00
Hendrix-V 19,740 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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i just created an account and it is restricting me on my browser

i am using windows 10 pro. i just created my account and it is blocking me from some websites that i want to use. i didn't even make a family account and don't know what to do. it won't let me change my settings in family because i don't see dots and if…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-04T02:31:12.71+00:00
Stephen Brenner 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-09T06:37:23.07+00:00
Emma1-N 13,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do you sign in as an admin?

I'm linked in a family safety account. On my child's device they've been trying to install a game. However, as they are a member, they don't have administrative access. There's no "yes" option to download an anti-cheat for the game to run. The…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2024-04-01T17:29:26+00:00
Anonymous
edited an answer 2026-09-08T06:03:09.7333333+00:00
LauraC 145 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Admin
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unable to do homework without permission

My grandson cant do his homework because of the permission issue on his $1200 PC. What is the best way to resolve this issue?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-06T18:56:11.3+00:00
Susan Hurrell 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-09-07T05:54:52.4166667+00:00
Bulldog 4,765 Reputation points
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Family Organizer

I need my account to be the family organizer. Microsoft Live chat sent me here to request this change

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-09-06T23:50:31.37+00:00
Noel 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-07T01:48:00.4866667+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 78,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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why cant i edit my xbox companion settings

Good day, ive been trying to play some games using my xbox account and it is linked to my microsoft they are telling i cant play because of one privacy settings stuff and i tried contacting xbox they said im part of a family and im 26 and the owner of my…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-08-28T11:19:37.8066667+00:00
ayomide dennis 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-02T04:02:09.64+00:00
Hendrix-V 19,740 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Family restrictions persists after leaving, no way to actually remove it

So I experimented with a family account, using my other account as the admin of the family. Now I had enough and removed my (this) account using my other account, but the restrictions is still there, one thing I noticed is not being to open Google…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-03-08T07:53:27.6133333+00:00
Hizkia 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-01T01:01:48.3+00:00
felipe amaya 0 Reputation points
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Still getting Family restrictions despite no longer being in one.

I left my old Microsoft family safety group a while back, but for some reason I still have the restrictions of that old group despite having changed my age and left. I can't get back because the account has been long gone, so what do I do to get rid of…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-08-21T21:37:03.2866667+00:00
Connor Wease 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-25T12:50:13.46+00:00
Carl-L 23,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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age restrictions

I have a Microsoft account that I use on my pc now because I no longer have use my Xbox and ever since I switched, I now can't download "age restricted" games. I've looked it up on how to change it but can't seem to navigate my way through to…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-08-11T22:26:56.4366667+00:00
Matthew Ledford 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-13T09:40:00.12+00:00
Thomas4-N 22,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to change account from child account to adult with full accessibility.

I have a very old Microsoft account that is linked to my current email, but it was previously restricted with child controls. I purchased Minecraft today just to find out I cannot access multiplayer due to it being a child account (I am no longer a…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-08-08T17:18:57.5+00:00
andrew jobar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-10T13:16:50.6766667+00:00
Thomas4-N 22,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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My daughter laptop is blocked how to remove microsoft family screen time

My daughter laptop is blocked how to remove microsoft family screen time

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-08-05T14:28:53.09+00:00
KRISHNA MOHAN ADDEPALLI 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-05T15:55:50.85+00:00
Manoel Barros 22,065 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Removing my adult some from restricted family account

I need to get my son removed from a family account where he is set up as restricted. He is 18 years old. I no longer have access to the original account (and couldn't even guess the credentials of that account). His account is ******@gmail.com He cannot…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2026-08-04T04:37:41.0933333+00:00
Joey Skutt 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-04T05:27:41.8966667+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 78,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor