Microsoft Family Safety’s parental control feature is causing issues by blocking web browsers like Google Chrome on Windows devices, due to a web filtering bug. This problem affects users with Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 11 22H2 or later, prompting Microsoft to work on a fix. #MicrosoftFamilySafety #GoogleChrome #WindowsUpdate
Keypoints
- Microsoft Family Safety is unintentionally blocking web browsers on affected Windows systems.
- The bug is caused by the web filtering tool that prompts parental approval for browser use.
- Updating browsers to new versions temporarily unblocks them, but they may shut down unexpectedly.
- Users are advised to enable ‘Activity reporting’ to mitigate the issue until a fix is released.
- Microsoft is actively developing a solution to restore proper browser functionality and parental prompts.