孩子们可以通过电子学习应用程序和工具^{( e-learning apps and tools)}获得比以往更多的娱乐、信息以及与朋友和老师联系的多种方式。有了这样的开放访问，家长们更关心如何让他们的孩子安全上网，许多人使用家长控制软件来阻止网站，^{( blocking sites using parental control software)}使用应用程序监视他们的在线活动^{(online activity)}。

虽然这些是防止孩子偶然发现不适当的网站或内容的好选择，但了解孩子在线活动的最佳方法之一是使用Microsoft Family。

本指南介绍了如何设置和使用Microsoft 家庭帐户^{(Microsoft Family account)}，以使您的家人更轻松、更安全地跨平台和设备进行交互。

什么是 Microsoft 家庭帐户？^{(What Is a Microsoft Family Account?)}

Microsoft Family 帐户^{(Microsoft Family account)}可帮助家庭保持联系，同时让孩子在Windows 10 PC、运行Microsoft Launcher的^{(Microsoft Launcher)}Android设备和Xbox One设备上更安全。

如果您拥有Microsoft 帐户^{(Microsoft account)}，这是您享受的好处之一，因为它已内置到您的 Windows 10 和Xbox设备中，因此无需安装软件^{(software installation)}即可使其正常工作。此外，您还可以接收有关您孩子活动^{(s activity)}的报告、检查他们的位置、设置屏幕时间限制、管理隐私^{(manage privacy)}设置和购买/消费限制。您还可以在他们可以访问的游戏或网站上设置网络过滤限制。  

如何设置和管理 Microsoft 家庭帐户^{(How To Set Up & Manage a Microsoft Family Account)}

要设置Microsoft 家庭帐户^{(Microsoft Family account)}，您需要自己的Microsoft 帐户^{(Microsoft account)}，以及将成为Microsoft 家庭成员^{(Microsoft Family)}的任何其他成人或儿童^{(adult or child)}。

1. 如果您没有Microsoft 帐户^{(Microsoft account)}，请访问account.microsoft.com，选择登录^{(Sign in)}并单击创建一个^{(Create one)}！ 

1. 如果您想创建一个新的电子邮件地址，请选择获取一个新的^{(Get a new email address)}电子邮件地址^{(email address)}，单击下一步^(Next)并按照说明创建您的帐户。

拥有帐户后，登录并访问family.microsoft.com。单击创建家庭组^{(Create a family group)}并按照说明设置Microsoft 家庭帐户^{(Microsoft Family account)}。

如何将成员添加到您的家庭组^{(How To Add Members To Your Family Group)}

现在您的Microsoft Family 帐户^{(Microsoft Family account)}已准备就绪，您可以使用 PC 或 Xbox One 邀请成员加入。

您邀请的每个人都会收到一封电子邮件或短信^{(email or text)}，要求他们接受加入您的家庭组^{(family group)}的邀请。

1. 使用您的Microsoft 帐户^{(Microsoft account)}登录，然后单击绿色的创建家庭组^{(Create a family group)}按钮，如上图所示

1. 在添加家庭成员^{(Add a family member)}弹出框中，选择成员^(Member)或组织者^(Organizer)。

1. 输入^(Enter)您要添加的人的电子邮件地址或电话号码，然后单击^{(email address or phone number)}发送邀请^{(Send invite)}。如果此人属于不同的家庭组^{(family group)}，则必须先将其从该组中删除，然后才能加入您的组，或者为您的家庭组获取一个新的^{(family group)}Microsoft 帐户^{(Microsoft account)}。

1. 单击完成^(Done)。

1. 如果受邀者尚未^{(invitee hasn)}接受来自他们收到的文本或电子邮件^{(text or email)}的邀请，您可以单击通知^{(Notifications)}部分中待定成员^{(Pending member)}旁边的立即接受。^{(Accept now)}此操作会将您注销，以允许其他人登录到他们自己的帐户并接受邀请。

注意^(Note)：对于孩子，他们必须单击我的父母现在可以登录^{(My parent can sign in now)}才能加入小组。按照说明让您的孩子登录，选择继续^(Continue)并设置家长控制，例如屏幕时间限制、活动安排^{(event scheduling)}、活动报告、网站过滤等。

如何从您的 Microsoft 家庭帐户中删除成员^{(How To Remove Members From Your Microsoft Family Account)}

如果您有成人帐户^{(adult account)}并且您同意，您可以从您的Microsoft 家庭帐户中删除成员。^{(Microsoft Family account)}成员的电子邮件仍然存在，但没有它在组中的限制或好处。

1. 如果您要删除孩子，请使用您的Microsoft 帐户登录并选择^{(Microsoft account and select)} 管理我孩子的个人资料信息^{(Manage my child’s profile info)}。

1. 单击“管理权限^{(Manage Permissions)}”窗口中的查看您的家庭设置。^{(View your family settings)}

1. 在新窗口中，选择孩子，然后单击删除此孩子帐户的同意^{(Remove consent for this child’s account)}。

1. 返回您的家庭页面，单击More options>Remove from family孩子姓名下的家庭中删除并确认操作。执行相同的操作以删除该人名下的成年人。

1. 如果您是唯一的成年人并且您想离开家庭帐户^{(family account)}，请先移除孩子，找到您的姓名并点击^{(name and click)} 离开家庭群组^{(Leave family group)}。

Microsoft 家庭帐户的功能^{(Features Of a Microsoft Family Account)}

活动报告^{(Activity Reporting)}

通过您的Microsoft Family 帐户^{(Microsoft Family account)}，您可以每周通过电子邮件报告您孩子在运行Microsoft Launcher的^{(Microsoft Launcher)}Windows 10、Xbox One或Android设备上的设备使用情况和在线活动。

您还可以在 family.microsoft.com 上在线查看它，并密切关注他们的浏览历史^{(browsing history)}、他们使用的游戏和应用程序、他们访问的网站、他们在搜索引擎上搜索的字词以及屏幕时间等内容。

检测时间^{(Screen Time)}

使用Microsoft Family 帐户^{(Microsoft Family account)}，您可以平衡孩子在智能手机上的屏幕时间和其他活动，并详细了解他们一周或每天在设备上花费的时间。

内容过滤^{(Content Filtering)}

内容筛选器可帮助您设置孩子可以从他们访问的网站获得的内容类型、他们可以玩的游戏，以及他们在Microsoft Store上购买之前是否需要您的批准。如果您的孩子需要对某些类型的内容进行例外处理，他们必须向您发送请求，您可以通过Microsoft 家庭^{(Microsoft family)}帐户或电子邮件进行回复。

限制应用程序、游戏和媒体^{(Limit Apps, Games And Media)}

此功能允许您对应用程序、游戏和媒体设置年龄限制^{(age limit)}，以便您的孩子^{(child doesn)}最终不会使用不适当的应用程序，或玩超出其年龄限制^{(age limit)}的媒体和游戏，否则他们需要您的批准。

阻止不适当的网站^{(Block Inappropriate Websites)}

保护您的孩子在使用网络浏览器时不要在互联网上浏览不适当的成人内容。^{(adult content)}为内容设置年龄限制后， ^{(age limit)}Microsoft会自动阻止许多网站，您还可以将其列入白名单或选择要阻止的网站。您还可以选择让您的孩子只访问您批准的网站。

管理 Microsoft Store 上的购买^{(Manage Purchases On Microsoft Store)}

当孩子^(Children)们看到他们喜欢的东西并立即想要拥有它时，他们往往会冲动行事。为确保您的孩子不会在未经您同意的情况下在^{(child doesn)}Microsoft Store上进行任何购买，您可以调整您的Microsoft 家庭帐户上的^{(Microsoft family)}消费或购买设置^{(spending or purchase settings)}，并密切关注他们的购物习惯、付款方式，并在他们的帐户中充值一个平台。

寻找你的孩子^{(Find Your Child)}

当您的孩子使用Windows 10手机或运行Microsoft Launcher（4.10 版^{(version 4.10)}或更高版本）的 Android 设备时，无论在家中还是在路上，您都可以查看他们的行踪，并远程监控他们。它还会向您显示他们最后已知的位置和时间^{(location and time)}，并让您知道他们是安全的以及他们应该在哪里更容易休息。

Microsoft 家庭帐户的优缺点^{(Pros And Cons Of a Microsoft Family Account)}

Microsoft Family 帐户^{(Microsoft Family account)}是免费的，但它可能会限制有关儿童在线活动的深入信息。如果您需要更多家长控制软件^{(control software)}选项，请查看我们可用于监视孩子互联网使用^{(internet use)}情况的应用程序汇总。 

优点^(Pros)

• Windows、Xbox One设备用户免费使用
• 在线管理配置
• 可以找到孩子的设备、他们当前和最后已知的位置
• 可以安排和设置屏幕时间和每日限制
• 可以根据年龄阻止不适当的媒体、网站、应用程序和游戏^{(apps and games)}

缺点^(Cons)

• 不支持 iOS 设备
• 内容过滤不依赖于浏览器 - 适用于Microsoft Edge 和 Internet Explorer^{(Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer)} 
• 父母无论年龄大小都必须为孩子创建电子邮件帐户

您使用Microsoft 家庭帐户^{(Microsoft Family account)}吗？通过在下面的部分中发表评论与我们分享您的经验。 

What Is a Microsoft Family Account?

Kids can access more еntertaіnment, infоrmation, and multiple ways of connecting with theіr friends and teachers through e-learning apps and tools than ever before. With such open access, parents are more concerned about how to keep their kids safe online and many have resorted to blocking sites using parental control software using apps to spy on their online activity.

While these are good options to keep kids from stumbling upon inappropriate websites or content, one of the best ways of keeping up with what your kids are doing online is by using Microsoft Family.

This guide explains how to set up and use a Microsoft Family account to make it easier and safer for your family to interact with each other, across platforms and devices.

What Is a Microsoft Family Account?

A Microsoft Family account helps families stay connected while keeping children safer on Windows 10 PCs, Android devices running Microsoft Launcher, and Xbox One devices.

It’s one of the benefits you enjoy if you have a Microsoft account as it’s already built into your Windows 10 and Xbox devices, so there’s no software installation required to make it work. Plus, you can receive reports on your child’s activity, check their location, set screen time limits, manage privacy settings, and purchasing/spending limits. You can also set web filtering limits on the games or websites they can access.  

How To Set Up & Manage a Microsoft Family Account

To set up a Microsoft Family account, you’ll need a Microsoft account for yourself, and any other adult or child that’ll be part of the Microsoft Family.

1. If you don’t have a Microsoft account, go to account.microsoft.com, select Sign in and click Create one! 

1. Choose Get a new email address if you’d rather create a new email address, click Next and follow the instructions to create your account.

Once you have an account, sign in and go to family.microsoft.com. Click Create a family group and follow the directions to set up the Microsoft Family account.

How To Add Members To Your Family Group

Now that your Microsoft Family account is ready, you can use your PC or Xbox One to invite members to join.

Each person you invite will receive an email or text asking them to accept the invitation to join your family group.

1. Sign in with your Microsoft account, and click the green Create a family group button as shown above

1. In the Add a family member popup box, select Member or Organizer.

1. Enter the email address or phone number for the person you’re adding, and click Send invite. If the person is part of a different family group, they have to be removed from that group first before joining yours, or get a new Microsoft account for your family group.

1. Click Done.

1. If the invitee hasn’t accepted your invitation from the text or email they received, you can click Accept now next to Pending member in the Notifications section. This action will sign you out to allow the other person to sign in to their own account and accept the invitation.

Note: For a child, they’ll have to click My parent can sign in now before they can join the group. Follow the instructions to sign your child in, select Continue and set up the parental controls such as screen time limits, event scheduling, activity reports, website filtering, and more.

How To Remove Members From Your Microsoft Family Account

You can remove a member from your Microsoft Family account if you have an adult account and you gave the consent. The member’s email will still exist, but without the restrictions or benefits it had while in the group.

1. If you’re removing a child, sign in with your Microsoft account and select Manage my child’s profile info.

1. Click View your family settings in the Manage Permissions window.

1. In the new window, select the child and then click Remove consent for this child’s account.

1. Go back to your family’s page, click More options>Remove from family under the child’s name and confirm the action. Do the same to remove an adult under the person’s name.

1. If you’re the only adult and you want to leave the family account, remove the children first, find your name and click Leave family group.

Features Of a Microsoft Family Account

Activity Reporting

From your Microsoft Family account, you can get weekly email reports of your child’s device use and online activity on Windows 10, Xbox One or Android devices running Microsoft Launcher.

You can also view it online on family.microsoft.com and see keep an eye on things like their browsing history, games and apps they use, websites they visit, terms they searched for on search engines, and amount of screen time.

Screen Time

With a Microsoft Family account, you can balance screen time on your child’s smartphone and other activities, and get a breakdown of how much time they spend on their devices throughout the week or overall by each day.

Content Filtering

Content filters help you set the kind of content your child can get from the sites they visit, the games they can play, and whether they’ll need approval from you before making purchases on Microsoft Store. If your child needs exceptions for certain types of content, they have to send a request to you and you can respond on the Microsoft family account or via email.

Limit Apps, Games And Media

This feature allows you to set age limits on apps, games and media so that your child doesn’t end up using inappropriate apps, or play media and games that are rated above their age limit, otherwise they’ll need your approval.

Block Inappropriate Websites

Protect your child from surfing inappropriate, adult content on the internet when using web browsers. Once you set an age limit for content, Microsoft blocks many sites automatically, and you can also whitelist or select which ones to block. You also have the option to let your child visit only the sites you have approved.

Manage Purchases On Microsoft Store

Children tend to act on impulse when they see something they like and instantly want to have it. To ensure your child doesn’t make any purchases on the Microsoft Store without your consent, you can adjust the spending or purchase settings on your Microsoft family account and keep an eye on their shopping habits, payment options, and add money to their account in one platform.

Find Your Child

When your child uses a Windows 10 phone or an Android device running Microsoft Launcher (version 4.10 or higher), you can see their whereabouts whether at home or on the go, and monitor them remotely. It also shows you their last known location and time, and allows you to rest easier knowing they’re safe and where they’re supposed to be.

Pros And Cons Of a Microsoft Family Account

A Microsoft Family account is free but it can be limiting in terms of in-depth information on kids’ online activities. If you need more parental control software options, check out our roundup of the apps you can use to spy on your children’s internet use. 

Pros

• Free to use for users of Windows, Xbox One devices
• Configuration is managed online
• Can find a child’s device, their current and last known location
• Can schedule and set screen time and daily limits
• Can block inappropriate media, websites, apps and games based on age

Cons

• No support for iOS devices
• Content filtering isn’t browser independent – works with Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 
• Parents have to create email accounts for kids no matter their age

Do you use a Microsoft Family account? Share your experience with us by dropping a comment in the section below. 

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