Uninstall Family Safety Monitor: A Step-By-Step Guide

If you want to remove the Family Safety Monitor from your Windows or Android device, you can do so by following these steps:

For Windows, go to account.microsoft.com/family and sign in with the Microsoft account of an adult in the family. To remove a child, choose 'Remove' at the top of the section labelled 'Select a child to view or edit their settings'. To remove an adult, including the account used to sign in, choose 'Remove' at the top of the 'Adults' section. If you're the only adult in the family, you'll need to remove all the children before you can remove yourself.

For Android, open your device's Settings, scroll down and tap 'Security'. Look for an option called 'Device Administrators' or 'All Device Administrators' and tap it. In the list of Device Administrators, deselect 'Safe Family'. Finally, tap the 'Deactivate' button on the Safe Family Device Administrator page.

Remove people from your Microsoft account family

To remove people from your Microsoft account family, follow these steps:

• Using a web browser, go to http://account.microsoft.com/family and sign in with the Microsoft account of an adult in the family.
• If you are removing a child, choose "Remove" at the top of the section labelled "Select a child to view or edit their settings".
• If you are removing an adult, including the account you used to sign in with, choose "Remove" at the top of the "Adults" section. If you are the only adult in the family group, you will need to remove all the children before you can remove yourself.
• Select the person you want to remove from the family.
• Confirm the removal by selecting the "Remove" button again.

Please note that only the adult who granted consent can remove a child account from the family group. If the adult cannot access their account, they should attempt to recover it.

Additionally, if you are removing yourself from a family group, you can sign in to family.microsoft.com, click next to your name, select "Leave family group", and confirm by selecting "Remove".

Turn off family settings on Android

If you want to turn off family settings on your Android device, you can do so in a few ways, depending on the type of family settings you've set up. Here are the steps to turn off family settings on Android:

Disabling Parental Controls in the Play Store:

• Open the Play Store app on your Android device.
• Tap on the three horizontal lines (the menu icon) in the top-left corner of the screen.
• Select "Settings" from the menu.
• Scroll down and tap on "Parental Controls" under the "User Controls" header.
• Slide the "Parental controls are on" switch to the Off position.
• Enter your four-digit PIN and tap "OK."

Disabling Supervision in Family Link:

• Open the Family Link app on the parent's Android phone or tablet.
• Tap on the account you want to manage.
• Tap "Manage Settings."
• If you want to disable Parental Controls for Google Play Store downloads, tap "Controls on Google Play."
• Tap on the type of content you want to allow and choose the desired access level.
• Tap "SAVE" to save your changes.
• To stop supervision completely, tap "Account Info."
• Tap "Stop supervision" and follow the on-screen instructions to remove Family Link services from the child's device.

Disabling Parental Controls in the Play Store Without a PIN:

• Open the Settings app on your Android device.
• Tap on "Apps & notifications" (this may be called "Applications" or "Apps" on some devices).
• Find and tap on "Google Play Store" in the list of apps.
• Tap on "Storage."
• Tap "Clear data" and then "OK" to confirm. This will delete your Play Store data, including parental control settings.

By following these steps, you can turn off family settings on your Android device and remove any parental controls or supervision that were previously set up.

Turn off Microsoft parental controls

To turn off Microsoft's parental controls, you will need to adjust your settings in the Microsoft Family Safety app or on the Microsoft website. This will allow you to modify any permissions and restrictions that are in place.

Firstly, sign in to your Microsoft account on the website. Then, go to the "Family" section or settings. Here, you will find options to change the features according to your preferences. You should be able to locate an option to turn them off.

Alternatively, you can remove family members or leave the family group in your Microsoft account settings. This will disconnect the accounts and regain control of the device.

If you want to stop receiving pop-up notifications, go into your settings and turn them off. To get rid of Microsoft Family Safety completely, go to your Control Panel, find "Microsoft Family Safety", and click "Uninstall".

Remember that disabling Microsoft's parental controls will give you more freedom but will also mean giving up some of the control and protection that these features offer. So, it is important to consider whether it is the right choice for your family's needs.

• Go to Settings: Click the Start button and select the gear icon, or press the Windows key + I.
• Click "Accounts" in the Settings menu to access your account settings.
• In Accounts, click on "Family & other users." Find the Microsoft Family Features option, then click "Remove" or "Disable" to turn it off.

Remove an account on Windows 10

To remove an account on Windows 10:

Go to the Settings app on your Windows device. From here, select 'Accounts' and then 'Other user'. Alternatively, you can use this shortcut: Under 'Add other user', select 'Add account'.

Under 'Other users', select the account you want to remove by clicking on the flyout arrow. Next to 'Account and data', select 'Remove'.

Note that this action will not delete the person's Microsoft account. It will only remove their sign-in information and data from the device.

If you are trying to remove a child or adult account from the Microsoft family account, the process is slightly different. Go to http://account.microsoft.com/family and sign in with the Microsoft account of an adult in the family. To remove a child, choose 'Remove' at the top of the section labelled 'Select a child to view or edit their settings'. To remove an adult, select 'Remove' at the top of the 'Adults' section. If you are the only adult in the family, you will need to remove all children before removing yourself.

Family Safety is a built-in feature of Windows 10 and cannot be removed completely, but it can be turned off by removing people from your Microsoft account family.

Turn off family settings in Windows 10

To turn off family settings in Windows 10, you can follow these steps:

• Sign in to your Microsoft account: Go to http://account.microsoft.com/family and sign in with the Microsoft account of an adult in the family.
• Remove a child account: Choose "Remove" at the top of the section labelled "Select a child to view or edit their settings".
• Remove an adult account: To remove an adult, go to the "Adults" section and choose "Remove". If you are the only adult in the family, you will need to remove all children before removing yourself.
• Select the person you want to remove: Click on the person you want to remove from the family.
• Confirm removal: Select the "Remove" button again to confirm the removal of the selected person.

By following these steps, you can turn off family settings and remove specific people from your Microsoft account family.

If you are still encountering issues with Family Safety restrictions, you can try the following:

• Unlink your Child account from Microsoft Family: Ask the Adult member to remove your account from the family by signing into family.microsoft.com, clicking on the three dots next to the Child account, and selecting "Remove from family group".
• Leave the Family group and reset: Remove all child and adult accounts, then click on "Leave family group".
• Disable the Parental Controls Service: Open the Run command box, type "services.msc", locate the Parental Controls service, right-click and select "Properties", choose "Disabled" under the General tab, and restart your computer.
• Disable tasks in the Task Scheduler: Open Task Scheduler, go to Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Shell, and disable tasks related to Family Safety by right-clicking and selecting "Disable".

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