Manage your children’s computer activity: websites visited, programs used, and time spent on the computer. Note that clicking “Download” means you agree to the Microsoft service agreement and privacy statement. Additional details below.
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Date Published:
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wlsetup-web.exe
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22/03/2012
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15.4.3555.0308
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1.2 MB
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The kids are online and you’re busy, but Windows Live Family Safety is there to help. Use activity reports to monitor your kids' computer activity. Choose websites, games, and programs they can access, and set time periods when they can use the computer.
Family Safety enhances the standard Parental Controls in Windows, adding remote management that you can use to change your child’s permissions online. Get session and website visit reports right from the Family Safety website—you don’t have to log on to your child’s PC. When installed on multiple PCs in the household, Family Safety enforces the same settings and combines reports from all PCs into one.
New in this version of Family Safety: SafeSearch is locked on for Bing, Google, Yahoo! and other popular search engines. For parents who are ready to give older kids a bit more responsibility, there’s a new setting that allows all websites but lets you know if kids go to potentially inappropriate ones. The Family Safety website gives parents control over when kids use the computer, what games they can play, and what programs they can run.
Setup is easy—if you already have Windows accounts for your kids, you’re most of the way there. Windows Live IDs are not required for children. Just follow a few easy steps to get started, and then choose settings for each child's web access.
Windows Live Family Safety is part of Windows Live Essentials, which also includes Windows Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Mail, Writer, Windows Live Mesh, Bing Bar, Messenger Companion, Microsoft Silverlight, and Outlook Connector Pack (Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector and Social Connector Provider for Windows Live Messenger). You can install just Family Safety or all of Windows Live Essentials.
Note: Clicking Download means you agree to the Microsoft service agreement and privacy statement. The download may include updates to Windows Live programs you already have. You’ll get updates to these and other Microsoft programs from Microsoft Update. This software may also download and install some updates automatically. Learn more
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Supported Operating System
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Live Family Safety is part of Windows Live Essentials, which requires the following:
- Operating system: 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 with the Platform Update for Windows Vista; or Windows 7; or Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 and the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008; or Windows Server 2008 R2.
- Processor: 1.6 GHz or higher
- Memory: 1 GB of RAM or higher
- Resolution: Minimum: 1024 × 576
- Internet connection: Internet functionality requires dial-up or broadband Internet access (provided separately). Local or long-distance charges may apply.
- Graphics or video card: Windows Live Movie Maker requires a video card that supports DirectX 9 or higher and Shader Model 2 or higher.
- For Photo Gallery and Movie Maker: Some required components of DirectX 9 may be installed for you if they're not already on your computer.
- For Windows Live Mesh: To run Windows Live Mesh on a Mac, you must have OS X 10.5 or newer installed. If you already installed an earlier version of Window Live Sync beta or Live Mesh beta, please see the detailed release notes for additional requirements.
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Click the Download button on this page to start the download, or select a different language from the Change language drop-down list, and click Change, before you click Download.
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Where you see a company or publisher listed in a security message, make sure the company name is Microsoft Corporation, and then click Run, Continue, or Allow.
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The installer will open. Select the programs you want to install,* and then click Next.
*All previously installed Windows Live programs will also be updated if you don't have the latest versions installed yet.
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Go ahead and use other programs on your computer while you wait.
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When it's done, look for your new programs on the Windows Start menu, under Windows Live, or in the Windows Live folder.
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