How to Set Time Limits in Windows 7 Parental Controls

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Using Parental Controls, you can set time limits to control when standard user accounts are allowed to log on to the computer. Time limits prevent them from logging on during specified hours for every day of the week. If they're logged on when their allotted time ends, they'll be automatically logged off.

Here's How:

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on Parental Controls.

2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.

3. Select and click on the listed standard user account that you want to use Parental Controls to set time limits on. (see screenshot below)

4. Turn on Parental Controls for this standard user account if it is not already turned on for it.

5. Under Windows Settings, click on the Time limits link. (see screenshot below)

6. To Block Hours

A) Click on a white box, or left click and hold and drag over a group of white boxes and release, to mark it blue for each hour of each day that you want to block. (see screenshot below)

7. To Unblock Hours

A) Click on a blue box, or left click and hold and drag over a group of blue boxes and release, to mark it white for each hour of each day that you want to unblock. (see screenshot above)

8. When done, click on OK. (see screenshot below step 6A)

9. Click on OK. (see screenshot below step 5)

10. Close the Parental Controls window. (see screenshot below step 3)

That's it,
Shawn

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