Set up a Win8 system "home Security" method

Your computer is connected to a domain and "home security" may not be available. Contact your system administrator. "Home security" can help you limit the time your children use your computer and limit the sites, apps, and games they can access. To set up home security, you need to use an administrator account. Before you start setting up, make sure that each child you want to monitor has a standard user account-"home security" applies only to standard accounts.

To set up a new child account

1. Open "Family security" in the following ways: Swipe from the right edge of the screen, click "Search" (if you use the mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, click Search), type "Home" in the search box, and then click or click "Settings" and " Set up home security for any user. The system may require you to provide an administrator password or confirm your choice.

2. Click or click the "Create new user Account" link.

3. Perform one of the following actions:

If your child already has an e-mail address, enter the address, then click or click Next.

If you want to create a new e-mail address for your child, click or click "Sign up for a new e-mail address" and follow the instructions.

If you want your child to log on to this computer, click or click "Do not log on with Microsoft account" and "local accounts", and then follow the instructions.

4. You will see on the final Setup screen "is this the child's account?" Please enable home security to obtain a report of their computer usage check box. Select the check box, and then click or click Finish.

Home security will automatically start monitoring the new account.

To enable "home security" for an existing child account

1. Open "Family security" in the following ways: Swipe from the right edge of the screen, click "Search" (if you use the mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, click Search), type "Home" in the search box, and then click or click "Settings" and " Set up home security for any user. The system may require you to provide an administrator password or confirm your choice.

2. Select the users who want to use home security monitoring. If your child does not have a standard user account, see "Steps to set up a new child account."

3. Under "Home Security", click or click "Enable, apply current settings".

After you enable "home security" for your child's account, you can adjust the settings you want to control:

WEB filter. You can make sure that your child accesses only those sites that are appropriate for their age and decides whether to allow downloading files. You can also block or allow a specific Web site.

Time limit. You can choose which time to allow your child to log on to the computer, or even set a different time limit for each day. If the child logs in at the end of the specified time, they will be automatically logged off.

Windows App Store and game restrictions. You can control which games a child can play, set an age rating, select a content type to block, and decide whether to allow or block a particular game.

Apply restrictions. You can forbid children to run applications that you don't want them to use.

To change a person's home security settings

1. Open "Family security" in the following ways: Swipe from the right edge of the screen, click "Search" (if you use the mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, click Search), type "Home" in the search box, and then click or click "Settings" and " Set up home security for any user. The system may require you to provide an administrator password or confirm your choice.

2. Perform one of the following actions:

To change the settings for your entire home in one place, click or click Manage Settings on the home security site.

To change the settings for a specific account, tap or click the account. Under Windows settings, select the settings that you want to change.