How can I stop the Microsoft family features blocking my games?

Hello!

My name is Dérek, I'm an independent platform consultant and I'm grateful for the opportunity to help you.

2xog, if you're playing on a console, you'll need to set up your account this way.

https://account.xbox.com/en-us/Settings?rtc=1&a...

Let's set up your account then

Go to the top right corner, click on your avatar

click on xbox profile(warns me if it doesn't show up)

will open a green screen

click on privacy

will open another screen, with your gamertag and big photo in the center of it

below, it has 3 tabs, privacy, online security windows and xbox

in these 2 tabs, allow everything, and at the end of each one, click "send"

If you're on a PC, there might be a bug. Do it this way

https://account.xbox.com/en-us/Settings?rtc=1&a...

Go to the top right corner, click on your avatar

click on my microsoft account

will open a tab written my personal information

Click, and go to the date of birth

Change to 18+

Resend, if you already have.

Then log out of your account on the xbox app and log in again.

If it persists, reinstall the app

If it doesn't work, try looking for the game on the website and clicking install

And also look directly in your windows store, and try to install

I remain at your disposal if you have any further questions.

Hi there VP2370.

I am Lumie and I love to assist you today.

I am so sorry to hear about your students.

Most online games have built-in features that allow users to block or mute other players. This prevents any form of interaction, including chat and voice communication. It's important to familiarize yourself with these features and guide the students on how to use them.

There are several third-party parental control software options available that can help monitor and control online interactions. Software such as Net Nanny, Norton Family, and Qustodio allows for blocking specific contacts and monitoring communication.

If the students are playing on consoles like Xbox or PlayStation, these systems have their own set of parental controls. These controls can be configured to block or restrict communication with specific users. Here’s how it can be done:

PlayStation:

Account Settings: Navigate to the Family Management settings. Here, you can manage the communication settings for child accounts.
Blocking Users: Go to the “Friends” section, select the user to block, and choose “Block.”

Xbox:

Account Settings: Use the Xbox Family Settings app or the console’s Family Settings to control who can communicate with whom.
Blocking Users: Go to the user’s profile, select “More,” and choose “Block.”

I hope this helps!

Let me know if I can be of any further assistance. -Lumie

If what you’re worried about is interacting with others online, you can easily block this via the Microsoft family. This allows your granular control over your child’s gaming, including setting time limits and blocking them from features and games you don’t want them to play.

You may find this helpful

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...y-safety-b6280c9d-38d7-82ff-0e4f-a6cb7e659344

People need to stop moaning about family sharing. Just because microsoft was going to allow you to share your game with 10 people does not mean the publishers will. They would have had the ability to block family sharing i believe. Questions for family sharing
were left unanswered. Would players be able to play multiplayer through the sharing function? I would not be surprised if this family sharing was for singleplayer only. I am sorry, but i would rather take no drm and no always online check thing then a feature
that could possibly turn out to suck tremendously.

Hi Randy

each if my two kids have their own accounts as family members already set up. What they want to do is use the online gaming features of xbox live under their own profiles on their own consoles. If they are part of my microsoft family group and i set my personal
console as the hime console do they share ALL gamepass ultimate features (inclusive of live features) on their own profiles in their own consoles?

if not how can this be achieved?’

thanks