Setting up Family account questions

Discus and support Setting up Family account questions in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; We have had our Xbox One for a year now. My husband set up a user account and my nine year old has just been using the account as his own. I've since... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Charlie5178, Dec 27, 2016.

  1. Charlie5178
    Charlie5178 Guest

    Setting up Family account questions


    We have had our Xbox One for a year now. My husband set up a user account and my nine year old has just been using the account as his own. I've since taken control of the Xbox from my husband because he wasn't even aware of the Family options and the ability
    to set privacy and online settings for kids. My son received the basic headset this Christmas and now I'm really worried about who he can talk to and what he can hear so my plan is to set up the Family settings and make his own account. My questions below:

    Will he lose progress on games if I do this or is there a way to transfer progress to his new kid account?

    He will have a new username, will he just need to re-add the friends that I approve of?

    Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm new at this and doing a bunch of research online about how to best set this up for him.

    Thanks!!

    :)
     
    Charlie5178, Dec 27, 2016
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  2. Setting up accounts for family members

    Welcome to the club. Did the same thing earlier. Setting up Family account questions :) well mostly for my kid.
     
    Fullmetalpanic009, Dec 27, 2016
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  3. KN1GHTMARE
    KN1GHTMARE Guest
    Setting up accounts for family members

    Unfortunately each account needs to be signed in; however you can always let him play on a guest account instead. You can set parental controls on a guest account as well; we actually have a guide for it here: Guest Restrictions
     
    KN1GHTMARE, Dec 27, 2016
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  4. DarkUnicycle Win User

    multiplayer

    Hello RBFOAO75,

    Thanks for reaching out to us, to the question that you have for us. You'll be able to get a Family Account set up and to help you even more, we've actually released our Family App to help you manage his account, from the messages we receives, the game
    time that he has. All can be managed, changed, and updated on the go from your smart phone just to make it that much easier.

    Xbox Family App : https://www.xbox.com/en-US/apps/family-settings-app

    Setting Up Family Account : Setting
    Up Family Account

    Hope this helps, Happy Gaming!
  5. XBF Leonzo G Win User

    Familjekonto [Translation - family Account]

    Hello KungBoris,

    Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. These are great questions! The Xbox Family is the best method to manage child accounts. An adult account will be the one to regulate the entire family settings. Family settings allow Xbox users to manage
    purchase authorization, content access and even screen time. The
    Xbox Family Support website
    has several different articles for all types of issues or questions with the family settings. We can suggest a few of them to get started. We recommend using your Microsoft account in order to set up the family. If you do not
    have a Microsoft account, it is possible to
    create one on our website
    . Once the account is ready to go, we recommend using the article entitled

    Add a New Member to Your Family in order to set up the family. The
    Online Safety and Privacy Settings
    is where a parent can manage the family settings. Adding a child's account to a family will not affect subscriptions or saved data. Be sure to let us know the results!
  6. Darkhawk Ninja Win User

    Transferring XBOX One content and Skins to a new account

    Yes to both of your follow up questions. By creating a new "parent" account for yourself, you can set your old account up as a "child" account under your "family" settings at
    account.microsoft.com/family and then set their screen time/content limits. The name of the old account can be changed, but there is a fee when it comes to gamertag changes,
    just so you are aware. The other thing to consider is the old account's connections. If the email for the old account is a Microsoft outlook email you use, your child will be inheriting your email account, as well. (Don't share your email address here.)

    Hope this helps! Let us know if you have more questions!
  7. Annanda Martins Win User

    How can I restrict my own XBox time?

    Hi, my name is Annanda, thank you for your question and for reaching out.

    Unfortunately, screen time can only be set to a child account, okay? Adult accounts cannot have screen time set on it. The only way to set up screen time for your son, would be to create a child account for him, and setting up up time limits on his account, okay? I hope you understand.

    https://support.xbox.com/help/famil...-child-content-in-the-Xbox-Family-Setting-app

    I hope I was able to answer your questions! Please, if you have any other doubts, we are here to help.

    If the reply was helpful, please don’t forget to upvote or accept as an answer, thank you.

    Best Regards, Annanda.
  8. Nkosana23 Win User

    Issues with family account set up

    Hi. My name is Brilliant and I am happy to assist you today.

    You can try to verify the birth date on your account: Sign in to your Microsoft account. Select Your info > Edit profile info.

    Here you can find more details and ways to solve your query: https://support.xbox.com/help/family-online-safety/child-accounts/why-am-i-asked-for-parental-consent#:~:text=Verify%20if%20you're%20using,Your%20info%20%3E%20Edit%20profile%20info.

    These are the details covered in the link above:
    1. Verify if you're using a child or adult account.
    2. Resolve content restrictions for members.
    3. Give consent to create a Microsoft account.
    4. Remove yourself from your Xbox family group.

    I hope this helps resolve your issue.
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