How to child proof a gaming PC?

[Goose]

I'm going to be building a gaming PC for my brother who has two boys aged 11 and 14 and like to create two Windows accounts, one for my brother and one for the kids. What's the best way to child proof the kids account to keep them from installing things they shouldn't, downloading things they shouldn't, clicking links they shouldn't etc?

Thanks

 

[opethdisciple]

Well first things first don't create their accounts with administrative access.

Secondly change the dns revolvers to something that blocks malware and adult content:

Malware and Adult Content IPV4 Primary DNS: 1.1.1.3 Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.3

Malware and Adult Content IPV6 Primary DNS: 2606:4700:4700::1113 Secondary DNS: 2606:4700:4700::1003

You can either set these ips on the router or set it on the Ethernet / Wifi connection on the local pc.

 

[darael]

At that sort of age they'll be mostly interested in two things - games and porn. They're going to find ways around whatever you do, only it'll better their IT skills as they do so.

 

[hornetstinger]

I'm going to be building a gaming PC for my brother who has two boys aged 11 and 14 and like to create two Windows accounts, one for my brother and one for the kids. What's the best way to child proof the kids account to keep them from installing things they shouldn't, downloading things they shouldn't, clicking links they shouldn't etc?

Thanks

Give them a "PC" that is just an empty PC case.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Yeah not the first time this subject has
Come up in here

It's pretty difficult to set it perfectly
So it doesn't also block stuff it shouldn't
I used to constantly have to go make it allow stuff
It shouldn't have blocked

And as darael said
If they can use Google
They can find ways to bypass/disable most things
You did

 

[Mercutio]

At that sort of age they'll be mostly interested in two things - games and porn. They're going to find ways around whatever you do, only it'll better their IT skills as they do so.

With various flavours of windows + linux + networking/into network security under belt (like... not blowing trumpet but ops worker for a big telco), I CANNOT ******* WAIT for my boy to be old enough for the escalating warfare and the mutual training/understanding/IT skills improvements it'll probably bring

 

[Quartz]

What's the best way to child proof the kids account to keep them from installing things they shouldn't, downloading things they shouldn't, clicking links they shouldn't etc?

Really, the best way is to have two PCs.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Really, the best way is to have two PCs.

Really the best way
Have 0 kids

 

[f666]

We use qustodio suite. Pretty customisable

 

[Whitewater]

Microsoft accounts have an element of child safety/monitoring - I’ve used it in a very limited way for both of mine; MS sends activity reports out and, IIRC, there are restrictions that can be set.

 

[something daft already!!]

I would suggest giving them two keyboards and mouses. Kids tend to have very sticky fingers. I only let my grandkids use my secondary mouse and keyboard due to this.

As prev said, non admin accounts and this only allows the admin account rights to install stuff.

 

[OspreyO]

In my experience when it came to computers and tech we had kids that followed the rules more or less and kids didn't. Basically for me with the second group it was a constant battle with the tech, firewalls, user accounts, routers etc. Games that bypassed all the controls. Etc.

They can always go to friends house and bypass it all. But at least in mine it wasn't easy.

While you'd thing they've learn something about tech with all the hacking. That's like assuming a kid with learn about chemistry from smoking.

 

[Raumarik]

Nothing special here, I've educated my daughter since she was pretty young on PCs and proper usage, never had an issue.

I use Deco wifi to give her a teenager profile, does restrict some things but she's got admin rights to her pc etc. She's pretty savvy tbh.

 

[sx_turbo]

Education is probably best.

When I was that age me and my brothers always found fixes for the pc, windows and hardware were so unreliable at the time and required so much knowledge to get to work to play games we wanted etc.

I was regularly round my neighbours houses fixing their computers.

Times are very different now, most stuff is plug and play mind. But education and discipline is still best,

 

[hamesy]

None admin account, Cloudflare DNS for families and education is the best.

Kids will always find a way round this

 

[ED209]

How about a console? Unless its going to be used for school stuff etc as well?

 

[Gav_881]

the no admin account and DNS settings take care of accidents but the only and best way is education and openness, they will find ways around anything you can put in place so be prepaired and discus the risks

 

[ttaskmaster]

That's like assuming a kid with learn about chemistry from smoking.

Well, in one of our chemistry lessons, the teacher did attach a vacuum system to one end of a flask with some glass-wool type stuff inside, and then put a lit cigarette on the open end.... The result was some hideous wool that showed all the stuff that would be in our lungs from smoking just one fag.
Obviously that scared some kids off smoking, but I'm pretty sure it also taught others how to make a bong or something!!!

Either way, we learned something about chemistry from smoking... and the lesson was made further memorable when he later burned some other things like a peanut, to demonstrate both the principles and measuring of energy generation/transfer.

 

[OspreyO]

Well, in one of our chemistry lessons, the teacher did attach a vacuum system to one end of a flask with some glass-wool type stuff inside, and then put a lit cigarette on the open end.... The result was some hideous wool that showed all the stuff that would be in our lungs from smoking just one fag.
Obviously that scared some kids off smoking, but I'm pretty sure it also taught others how to make a bong or something!!!

Either way, we learned something about chemistry from smoking... and the lesson was made further memorable when he later burned some other things like a peanut, to demonstrate both the principles and measuring of energy generation/transfer.

That's not learning chemistry from smoking.

That's learning chemistry from chemistry lessons.

 

[The Judge]

Well, in one of our chemistry lessons, the teacher did attach a vacuum system to one end of a flask with some glass-wool type stuff inside, and then put a lit cigarette on the open end.... The result was some hideous wool that showed all the stuff that would be in our lungs from smoking just one fag.
Obviously that scared some kids off smoking, but I'm pretty sure it also taught others how to make a bong or something!!!

Either way, we learned something about chemistry from smoking... and the lesson was made further memorable when he later burned some other things like a peanut, to demonstrate both the principles and measuring of energy generation/transfer.

We had that. First thing i did afterwards was went for a smoke