Windows 7 / Security and Privacy

Running as Standard User with Parental Controls

You may be wondering what the experience is like running a standard user account to which Parental Controls have been applied. For the most part, it's just like running a standard account normally, but certain actions will trigger Parental Controls blocks, depending on how you've configured Parental Control restrictions. For example, if the user attempts to log on to the system during a restricted time period, he or she will be prevented from doing so.

Note that you can ask for permission to run individual blocked applications. When you choose this option, the User Account Control credentials dialog appears giving parents a chance to review the action and decide whether or not to give their permission.

Incidentally, some activities are simply blocked and can't be overridden. If you specifically block a game or application, for example, even a parent can't unblock it on the fly. Instead you have to make a configuration change in Parental Controls, back in your own account.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Users, Accounts, and UAC
  2. Understanding User Accounts
  3. Creating the Initial User Account
  4. Understanding Account Types
  5. User Account Control
  6. How UAC Works
  7. How UAC Has Changed in Windows 7
  8. Changing How UAC Works (The Hard Way)
  9. Parental Controls
  10. Configuring Parental Controls
  11. Running as Standard User with Parental Controls
  12. Extending Parental Controls with Windows Live Family Safety