Windows 7 Features

Parental Controls in Windows 7

Parental controls in Windows 7 has lot of improvements and gives parents a lot of power to monitor restrict what their children do. Settings which can be maintained includes

    * Time Limits for a User

    * Game Restriction according to Game rating, content & Title.

    * Allow or block specific Programs.

    * Web Filtering

Windows 7 Parental Controls is a feature in Windows 7 that can specify which PC games a particular user can play and which programs they can use. You can even specify the times when a particular user is allowed to use the PC.

Windows Live Family Safety is a free download that works with Windows 7 and gives you tools to manage and monitor what a particular user do on the Web. For example, Web filtering and contact management help you manage whom a particular user can talk to on Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger and Spaces.

When you customize the settings for each of your children, you’ll even get an activity report that informs you how your children have been using the PC and what Web sites they have visited. And with the ability to view reports or modify settings remotely, you can keep tabs on your kids no matter where you are. Parental controls help you manage what your children can do on your PC.

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How to Manually Sync Your Offline Files in Windows 7

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When you make a network file, or all files in a network folder, available offline, Windows creates a copy of the file or folder on your computer. This is called an offline file. The next time you disconnect from the network, you'll still be able to open, modify, and save the file the same way you would if you were still connected. And when you do connect to the network again, Windows will automatically sync the offline file on your computer with the corresponding file on the network for the latest changes.

When you are connected to the network, this will show you how to also manually sync your offline files whenever you like to have the latest versions of files stored on the network right away.

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How to Import and Export Internet Explorer Pop-up Blocker Settings

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By default, Windows 7 Internet Explorer displays pop-ups that appear as a result of you clicking a link or button. Pop-up Blocker, when turned on, blocks pop-ups that are displayed automatically (without you clicking a link or button).

This article will show you how to import and export all of your personal Pop-up Blocker settings in Internet Explorer in Windows 7 and Vista.

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How to Change the Windows Media Center Parental Controls Access Code

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This will show you how to change your access code for the Windows Media Center Parental Controls after you already have Parental Controls setup.

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How to Reset Windows Media Center Parental Controls to Default

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This will show you how to reset Windows Media Center Parental Controls back to default to remove the access code and disable all restrictions.

Windows Media Center is not available in the Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Basic editions.

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