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I have setup Microsoft Family with my children added as child accounts.
My children can login to their accounts at family.microsoft.com and simply click the link "Leave family group" and they are removed from the group and from any screen time limits etc.
This seems like a serious issue as it negates the point of setting any restrictions if it is this easy to circumvent them.
Please advise if there are additional settings required to prevent children from removing themselves from the family group.
I've checked the DOB for each child and that is correct.
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The only saving grace is that he has just realised that once he removed himself from the family group is that he can no longer send purchase request for games or gift cards. So he has a choice of either going out to purchase them or come back to his family group. Needless to say he has asked to come back to the family group LOL
LOL :) thx microsoft for this glitch/present/gift whatever! Thx so nice dont block it!
I posted the same issue in a separate post regarding my 15yo son. The reply I got from Microsoft is that because US law considers a 13 year old an “adult” as far as online presence goes, Microsoft also considers anyone 13 or older to be an adult, even if the account is setup as a child. So, I changed the birth date on my son’s account to appear as an 11 year old and he no longer has the option to leave the family group, or to change any parental control options. This forces him into 2 more years of parental control. At the end of that time he’ll actually be 17 and in my opinion he can change his account as he pleases. It’s not ideal, but an effective work around.
