Windows · at launch
Set up Family Lock on Windows
When Family Lock launches, setup takes about ten minutes, from a parent administrator account. This is what the installer is built to do.
What the installer does
- Installs Family Lock in Chrome and Edge, for every account on the computer
- Asks you to choose a parent PIN
- Switches off Incognito / InPrivate, Guest mode and adding new profiles
- Stops VPN extensions being added
- Turns on and locks safe search in Google and Bing
- Blocks Firefox if it is ever installed, so it can't be used as a way around
- Sets a helper that puts those settings back if someone tries to remove them
- Asks for your parent PIN before Family Lock can be uninstalled
On Windows, bedtime can also sign out a child's standard account during the hours you choose.
The installer changes browser policies and adds a local helper on that computer. It does not send browsing history to us. A licence check, when paid plans are on, only confirms your key is valid.