What is Family Options in Windows 10 and how to hide this section

Family Options in Windows 10

the Family options section in Windows security application of Windows 10 gives you easy access to tools to manage your children’s digital life. In this article, we will explain the options available to the family in Windows 10 and how to disable or hide them.

Family Options in Windows 10

The & #39;Family optionsThe “Protection Zone in Windows 10” is one of seven zones that protect your device and let you specify how you want to protect your device in Windows Defender Security Center.

The seven domains include

  • Protection against viruses and threats
  • Account Protection
  • Firewall and network protection
  • Control of the application and the browser
  • Security of the device
  • Performance and health of the device
  • Family options

The Windows Security Family Options feature gives you easy access to tools for managing your children’s digital life. Use the Family options to help keep your kids’ devices clean and up to date with the latest version of Windows 10 and to protect your kids when they are online.

It has two sections that allow you to:

  1. View parental control settings
  2. See your family’s devices at a glance.

To adjust your family settings or create a family, select See the family settings to go to the family site on account.microsoft.com. You may be asked to sign in with your Microsoft account.

The Family options box can be hidden from users. This can be helpful if, as an administrator, you do not want them to see or have access to this area. If you choose to hide the account protection area, it will no longer appear on the Windows Security Center home page and its icon will not appear in the navigation bar located on the side of the application.

Show or hide family options in Windows Security via GPEDIT

  1. Run gpedit open the Group Policy Editor
  2. Move towards The configuration of a computer > Administrative templates > Windows components > Windows security > Family options.
  3. Open the Hide Family Options Area setting
  4. Set it on On.
  5. Click on D & #39; agreement.

Hide family options in Windows Security via the registry

  1. Double-click on the downloaded Hide-Family-options.reg file to merge it.
  2. Click on Run on the prompt. Click on Yes at the invitation of the UAC and D & #39; agreement to allow the merger.
  3. Restart the PC to apply.
  4. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

View family options in Windows Security through the registry

  1. Double-click on the downloaded Show-Family-options.reg file to merge it.
  2. Click on Run on the prompt. Click on Yes at the UAC prompt, and D & #39; agreement to allow the merger.
  3. Restart the PC to apply.
  4. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

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