Windows 7: Internet Explorer Content Advisor - Allow or Block Unrated Websites

   Information

Internet Explorer Content Advisor uses ratings that websites provide to identify potentially offensive content to allow or block them with. This will show you how to allow or block all users to view websites that have no rating with Content Advisor. By default, unrated websites are blocked by Content Advisor.

   Note

• Allowing unrated websites in Content Advisor might allow users to browse to and view objectionable content on the unrated website.
• You will only be able to do the steps in this tutorial while logged in to an administrator account.

   Warning

If you have IE10 now through Windows Updates, then you will have the "Family Safety" option instead of "Content Advisor" now.

When you click on "Family Safety", you will be taken to Parental Controls. However, Web restrictions and activity reports are not included in Windows 7 Parental Controls like they were in Vista. You can still restrict the sites a standard user account can visit and see reports of their online activity by adding a service provider in Windows 7 Parental Controls, such as Windows Live Family Safety.

1. If not already, then enable Internet Explorer Content Advisor.

2. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Internet Options icon.

A) Go to step 4.

OR

3. In Internet Explorer, click on Tools and Internet Options.

4. Click on the Content tab and on the Settings button. (See screenshot below)

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

6. Type in your Content Advisor supervisor password and click on OK. (See screenshot below)

7. Click on the General tab. (See screenshot below)

8. To Allow Unrated Websites to be Viewed

A) Under User options, check the Users can see websites that have no rating box, and click on OK. (See screenshot above)

B) Go to step 10.

9. To Block Unrated Websites to be Viewed

A) Under User options, uncheck the Users can see websites that have no rating box, and click on OK. (See screenshot below step 7)

10. Click on OK. (See screenshot below step 4)

11. Close and reopen Internet Explorer to apply.