Posted on 08/05/2015 10:32:36 PM PDT by dayglored
Are you a Windows 10 convert responsible for young computer users? Be on your guard. Child-friendly Family Features from Windows 7 and 8 won’t be recognised or accepted in the new operating system.
Rather, children using Windows 10 PCs are seen as standard users; no dedicated child-user account exists.
That means any existing age-related website controls, app and game restrictions, PC time limits, plus your ability to view recent activity, won’t work on Windows 10.
Adults must now create a completely new set of family settings through a long-winded procedure in Windows 10 that requires the child’s participation.
Microsoft had explained the new controls, here, but the details will be lost on many millions following Microsoft’s advice to run Windows 10 on existing PCs.
Even those getting early builds of Windows 10 got caught out. Those unaware their old settings won’t work now risk exposing children on Windows 10 to porn, violence and other online dangers once they’ve upgraded.
(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...
Ouch.
> Annoying, but I think the feature will work better as part of the OS
I agree.
I took the Luddite approach. Once I got to the desktop, I defined a new Toolbar on the taskbar, which appears on the right end, next to the System Tray.
Filled it with shortcut icons for the programs I use most often.
It's the poor-man's Quick Launch Bar.
Not perfect, but I just cannot embrace the blocks. You can have all of my blocks, free. Please, take them... :-)
“Much faster than mousing around in the start menu. “
I have plenty of shortcuts on my Windows 7 desktop and rarely need to resort to the Start button.
But I want the start button and not that Fisher Price block Metro interface. It’s one reason I don’t plan on upgrading to Windows 10.
will never be using windows 10 on my computers.
windows 10 blocks is 1990 aol.
I got your number on my wall
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I don’t think this is an error; I suppose it would have been great to have some form of migration for the system, but since this one is completely different and works on any Microsoft device the child signs into, I’m not sure how it could have been migrated.
From what I can see, the greatest advantage is that now parents have full control from anywhere. They can extend time if a child’s working on a report, white list a website they might need, and keep track of activity from anywhere. Plus these controls are in place wherever they sign in and those controls go away when they sign out and someone else signs in.
All in all, I think the benefits far outweigh the negatives.
As for the change, I’d be curious to see if Microsoft actually sent out repeated warnings in emails to parental control accounts - I’d find it very strange if they didn’t. Far too often people ignore these messages, then complain about the change that they were warned about for months ahead of time.
From the end of the article:
“Defending Windows 10 and Microsoft, a spokesperson told us: “We will continue to roll out new Windows 10 Family features over time. We designed Windows 10 as a service, and we’ll keep listening to our customers. If there are ways to make improvements, we will do so.”
Because it’s a service vice a product, you are installing an operating system with an unstable interface configuration that the developer feels it can change without notice anytime the 50 lb. brain geniuses and their bosses in Seattle feel like adding a new feature (regardless of its utility to you). Ditto for the new Office suite.
Whether or not you get the same application in the same configuration as it was yesterday will be a crapshoot every time you turn the computer on.
If your child has a Microsoft account with their birthday in it, many of the settings are automatically set very low.
This is more anti-MS hysteria to fuel the weak-minded.
The new and improved Prime Steak, Same price, Now with less weight.
I'm sure there will be some more things that were overlooked, and every one of them will be OS equivalent of the Holocaust or worse.
I “upgraded” to Windows 10 2 days ago. Not happy at all! The start button wouldn’t work, it froze and it felt “buggy”. I put with it for a day and then spent an hours backing things up and returning to Windows 7. HAPPY!
This is why I’ll be keeping my Windows 7 for the foreseeable future.
Hmm, last year I watched a couple of videos about Windows 10. There were supposed to be fantastic floating holograms in your living room.
Don’t hear anyone talking about them now.
Anybody got holograms?
I had to turn the off. They scared the crap out of the dogs.
I've been using a mac for the last couple of years after retiring from IT work. I figured I'd buy a Windows 10 2 in 1 laptop. I took it out of the box and powered it on and I said to myself OMG WTF. After a couple of hours of cursing, I broke that wild stallion. I have a full blown computer and a tablet for $650 and tax.
I certainly wouldn't upgrade my aging parents Windows 7 machine in the foreseeable future.
“And exactly who thought this was a good idea??? “
NSA.
Child settings help conceal the identity of the user. Not a feature that the government is interested in.
You don’t really think you’re living in a free country, do you?
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