Windows 8 can give parents a ‘report card’
May 17, 2012, 6:29 PM | Updated: 7:43 pm
A new feature of the operating system emails parents a weekly "report card" telling them what their kid has been up to online. (MyNorthwest.com Photo/File)
(MyNorthwest.com Photo/File)
Microsoft’s Windows 8 is going to be more parent friendly.
A new feature of the operating system emails parents a weekly “report card” telling them what their kid has been up to online.
“A parent can get a sense of what their kids are doing and how they’re spending time on the PC,” explained Todd Bishop with GeekWire.
The free service allows parents to set time limits and control what their kids can view.
Parents will enable the feature by setting up separate accounts for each person in the household. Kids will log in with their information, and parents will be able to turn on “family safety” settings that will then also activate the report card.
Windows 8 is slated for release in June.
