CHAPTER 7: Customizing Windows

4Click the level of access you want for each game listed, then click OK. If the game you want to restrict access to is not shown on the list, see “Restricting specific programs” on page 84.

Restricting specific programs

To restrict specific programs:

1Click (Start), Control Panel, then under User Accounts and Family Safety, click Set up parental controls for any user. The Parental Controls dialog box opens.

2Click the user account to set up restrictions for, then click Allow and block specific programs. The Application Restrictions dialog box opens.

3Click [User name] can only use the programs I allow, click the checkbox for each program you want to allow access to, then click OK.

Tip

Click Check All, then click to uncheck the checkboxes of the programs you want to restrict access to.

Creating activity reports

To create a report of a user’s computer and Internet use:

1Click (Start), Control Panel, then under User Accounts and Family Safety, click Set up parental controls for any user. The Parental Controls dialog box opens.

2Click the user account to create a report for, then click View activity reports. The activity report is displayed.

The activity report includes such information as:

Top 10 Web sites visited

Most recent 10 Web sites blocked

File downloads

Applications run

Logon times

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