Once it s all done you get the following dialog box. The select Uninstall from the Windows Live screen. To remove Windows Live Family Safety Filter on Windows Vista, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Windows Live Essentials, and right click on it to select Uninstall/Change After much digging I found it buried under the Windows Live Essentials option. The only problem was that I could not find it in my programs list. however now that I ve done my testing I decided that I want to remove the Windows Live Family Safety Filter. You can add specific websites to the Always allowed and Never allowed lists.
When they ask to use a blocked website, you can approve it and add it to the Always allowed list. Find your family member, then tap their name > Content filters > Web and search. Now given I am administrator on my laptop it s not an issue for me to circumvent this when I need to. Sign in to your account in the Family Safety app. During testing I ve found a few times that the Windows Live Family Safety Filter will prevent me from doing some basic testing (Pings etc) unless it is signed in. With filtering controls, location reporting, and app-usage recording, this app gives parents a way to monitor their family’s digital footprint.
If that doesnt suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Windows Live Family Safety and six of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable. The Microsoft Family Safety app provides a set of reporting and parental control tools for people with Microsoft accounts.
The best Android alternative is Qustodio. Ok so now I ve finished testing it, there is one downside that I ve found that might make it a little more difficult for me as an IT Pro. Windows Live Family Safety is not available for Android but there are some alternatives with similar functionality. The process known as Family Safety Clientor Windows Live Family Safety Filterbelongs to software Windows Live Essentialsor Windows Live Family Safetyor Family Safety Clientby Microsoft(Description:Fsui.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems.