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Kid Safe Laptop Software

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  • 12-12-2017 10:40am
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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    Just got a laptop for my 10 year old son and wonder is there a preferred (or available) software to kid protect the device?

    Any advise would be much appreciated!

    Its a windows 10 HP


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    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users Posts: 4,130 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    What/Who you trying to protect?
    Once you got him laptop @10.... is to late for for both of you.:D
    In any way, set yourself with admin account and child with ordinary user - that way he wont be able to install(even inadvertently) any crap without your consent.
    Consider to have good antivirus/internet security with parent control
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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    smuggler.ie wrote: »
    What/Who you trying to protect?
    Once you got him laptop @10.... is to late for for both of you.:D
    In any way, set yourself with admin account and child with ordinary user - that way he wont be able to install(even inadvertently) any crap without your consent.
    Consider to have good antivirus/internet security with parent control

    Grand Thanks!


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    kingtiger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭kingtiger


    just use opendns family shield, its free and works very well.

    So no need to pay & install for some bloated antivirus product

    https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/


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    sticker
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    kingtiger wrote: »
    just use opendns family shield, its free and works very well.

    So no need to pay & install for some bloated antivirus product

    https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/

    Thanks. I've already an antivirus installed on the laptop. Would this software cause a conflict?


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    kingtiger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭kingtiger


    sticker wrote: »
    Thanks. I've already an antivirus installed on the laptop. Would this software cause a conflict?

    its not software, it just changes your DNS settings which blocks domains from a precompiled list from Cisco / OpenDNS

    make sure you also enable safesearch on Google / Youtube


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    No conflict from openDNS and any antivirus. Haven't looked but would presume it's just a website filter to keep him away from dodgy stuff


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    kingtiger wrote: »
    its not software, it just changes your DNS settings which blocks domains from a precompiled list from Cisco / OpenDNS

    make sure you also enable safesearch on Google / Youtube

    Sounds Good - thanks!


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    No conflict from openDNS and any antivirus. Haven't looked but would presume it's just a website filter to keep him away from dodgy stuff

    Thanks...


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