How can I connect my Win 11 device to my dad's computer for parental controls?

Anonymous
2024-01-16T16:44:58+00:00

I helped my dad in setting up my Microsoft account on the family safety software, the only problem is I can't connect my computer to his computer, it says I need to do that for activity and location display. We've tried so many things to the point where I've lost count. Signing into my account on his computer, reading some suggested help pages, and contacting a live chat agent to name a few, none of which helped! I also can provide the reference number from the live chat conversation. please help.

Update: it's been a few hours since I posted this, someone named emily replied with suggestions but now whenever I try to reply to them, it says something went wrong.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Family and online safety

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  1. EmilyS726 269K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-01-19T18:01:35+00:00

    The transfer may or may not be needed.

    You can perform the steps above first. Once it is done, sign into your account, and go to C:\users\ and see if it creates two folders of yours. If so, then transfer is needed. If not, then no need to transfer anything.

    To transfer, you need to sign in using your mom's account, then go to C:\users\your older user folder, copy and paste them to C:\users\your new user folder.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-19T17:58:58+00:00

    Can you tell me when I'll need to transfer and how I can do so? More so I want to know if a transfer is recommended within these steps or later down the road?

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  3. EmilyS726 269K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-01-19T16:50:19+00:00

    No, it will not. But there's a chance you need to transfer later.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-19T16:41:15+00:00

    Quick question, after removing my account with the netplwiz command, will any of my data on my computer be erased such as steam games?

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  5. EmilyS726 269K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-01-19T16:28:07+00:00

    Make sure your mom adds you to the family group first. Then do the following:

    On your computer, sign in with your user first.

    1. Type netplwiz in the search on the taskbar and hit enter. When launched, click on "Add". Then go ahead and sign into your mom's account.
    2. When the above user is created, back to the main netplwiz page, double click on this new user, go to the Group Membership tab, make it administrator. Save the change.
    3. Restart the computer. Sign into the your mom's user.
    4. Launch netplwiz again, delete your user from there.
    5. Go to Settings > Accounts > Family, scroll down, and next to your user, choose can sign in.
    6. Restart the computer, you should be able to see your user and your mom' listed. You can sign into yours.

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