Get control to keep your family and PC safer
You can go beyond Internet Explorer 7 to enjoy an even safer, more secure online environment on a Windows Vista-based PC. With the Windows Live OneCare Family Safety service, you can customize web filters for each child, according to their age and your family values.
When your children use a Windows Live ID, such as a Hotmail account, you also can manage their e-mail and IM contacts so they are interacting only with people you know, further protecting them from online predators.
Use Windows Live OneCare Family Safety settings to help make everyone's online experience that much safer.
Set your own rules with parental controls
Because you can't always be there when the rest of the household is using the computer, Windows Vista includes enhanced parental controls. You can use the controls to help your kids use the PC more safely and productively by limiting their access to inappropriate websites, applications, and games.
Parental controls let you restrict access to specific games and programs.
You can monitor usage, set time limits, set browsing and program controls, and retrieve detailed activity reports with ease. Every family and every child is different, and parental controls enable you to create custom usage profiles tailored to each child's age level and interests. As children grow and mature, you can modify their profiles accordingly.
You can set specific time limits for each user.
With the time limits settings, you can specify the amount of time your child can use the PC during the day or the week. If you want to review your child's computer use, you can use Windows Vista to create activity reports that provide details of how your child has spent his or her time on the PC. The reports include details such as websites visited, programs used, and games played so that you can change your settings in Parental Controls to refine your child's PC usage.
Activity reports provide details about how your child spends time on the computer.
Protect your PC
Windows Live OneCare gives you peace of mind by providing product updates and feature enhancements on an ongoing basis.
Windows Vista comes with more security features and built-in protection than any previous version of Windows. For example, Windows Defender constantly monitors your PC to help protect you against spyware and malware.
To extend this protection, you can install additional security applications such as antivirus software. You can reduce your web worries even further with a subscription to Windows Live OneCare, which offers end-to-end security features and always-on protection for up to three PCs.
Windows Live OneCare automatically delivers ongoing updates and feature enhancements to address new and evolving threats. In addition to real-time antivirus protection, Windows Live OneCare provides increased flexibility for backing up your data and keeps your PC optimally tuned.