Configure Parental Controls and Family Purchase Approval

Last updated: June 18, 2025

Set up spending limits, require approval for family purchases, configure age-appropriate content restrictions, and manage kids accounts.

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What to expect: Medium difficulty • usually about 15-45 minutes.

This is one of 25 Subscription & Service Management fixes in the WindowsHelper library. The full step-by-step fix for this is in the WindowsHelper app.

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