{"id":1093,"date":"2013-12-03T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T08:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcbook.local\/wds\/playground\/cybertrust\/2013\/12\/03\/parental-controls-in-xbox-one\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T20:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T04:13:43","slug":"parental-controls-in-xbox-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2013\/12\/03\/parental-controls-in-xbox-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental controls in Xbox One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Xbox One is the newest all-in-one&nbsp;games and&nbsp;entertainment&nbsp;system from Microsoft. If you\u2019ve already purchased one, or if you plan to, it\u2019s a good idea to learn more about the built-in privacy and safety parental controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"control-the-content-your-children-play-and-watch\">Control the content your children play and watch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Customize your children\u2019s access to specifically rated games, movies, TV shows, and music according to their ages. By default, if the child is under 8 years of age,&nbsp;<strong>Access to content<\/strong>&nbsp;is set to \u201coff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"filter-the-web\">Filter the web<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Parental controls let you determine what kinds of websites children can view in the Xbox One Internet Explorer app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"manage-what-your-children-download-and-buy\">Manage what your children download and buy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Xbox One enables you to control what kinds of apps each child may download from the Xbox store. The setting options are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blocked (none)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free apps only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free or paid apps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.xbox.com\/en-US\/xbox-one\/security\/core-family-safety-features#964f82d1d33d4066861f9695dcbc2059\">About the core family safety features of Xbox One<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.xbox.com\/en-US\/my-account\/security\/xbox-one-manage-privacy-and-online-safety\">Manage privacy and safety for Xbox One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox One is the newest all-in-one&nbsp;games and&nbsp;entertainment&nbsp;system from Microsoft. If you\u2019ve already purchased one, or if you plan to, it\u2019s a good idea to learn more about the built-in privacy and safety parental controls. 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