Microsoft Family - Child can remove themselves from the family

Anonymous
2020-01-05T10:56:06+00:00

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.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-06-15T03:54:33+00:00

    That’s not true. Other companies handle this properly. This is just a short sighted interpretation of the law in order to get more marketing dollars from their partners. Allowing to properly monitor and restrict helps the parent/guardian to be able to do their job of protecting their children and does not introduce risk to Microsoft. Allowing kids to bypass their parent/guardian restrictions puts the child at risk, the parent at risk due to the false sense of security that the parent has protected the child, but it reduces MS ad dollars . I hope you now understand where MS’s priorities are focused. In short, choose another platform.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-14T12:15:48+00:00

    My 13 year old child had their Screen Time reduced and Content Filter reduced as a consequence of not completing their school work on time .

    So they left my Microsoft Family.

    I'd love to show you how their account was configured but now that they're gone… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Microsoft Family and it's restrictions were a great strategy that got results when the child didn't put their strategy in place in a timely manner.

    Didn't realise how effortlessly restrictions can be circumvented, till now.

    Thanks Microsoft.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-16T03:51:12+00:00

    how did he do it???!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-03-21T18:02:53+00:00

    Well, I have tried on my son's account and it says that I have to go to my account and log out.

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