DadofDragons

Hi there - thanks for the update and awareness of the escalation around the blocked categories not showing up. I'll try a re-install next week. Re: (your son) creating a Local Account: A Windows Standard/Local account has no authority to create Windows accounts. 100% both sons have a standard account linked via MS family - limiting screen time with KSK lasted only a couple of days until they worked out how to bypass it (they are 8 and 10 :-|). They said its via a local account they are creating but I need to be sneaky to find out for sure - work in progress.

Thanks for the advice. The local version of KSK is 1.0.5.8153(i) . The issue affects all PCs in our family - the application category ‘unknown’ is marked as forbidden in the web config but this is not applied to any of the devices when my child logs in [clinking on the tray icon, then ‘more info’ confirms the current settings. It did work previously but no longer (for no clear reason). Blocking this category did prevent access to MS Store, and this is preferable to using gpedit.msc as, like you say, it is sometimes needed to download and apply updates so I need to unblock it occasionally. Even with this deficiency, KSK was useful to limit the time spent on the device, however my child has quickly learned that creating a local account bypasses the controls associated with his profile - I guess I do need to look at gpedit.msc afterall. Sigh.

I’m using the trail version of KSK on Windows 10. Several application categories are blocked in the config but not applied when my boy logged on. For instance, both ‘games’ and ‘unknown’ are blocked application categories. However, the config on the PC (via the link ‘some application types are blocked’) notes only ‘games’ as blocked. This therefore allows access to Microsoft Store and my boy downloads any free game he wants. I have removed and reinstalled software but it doesn’t help. I’ve also turned off age appropriate control - also doesn’t help. Any ideas?