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It was faster as I expected, the test confirmed my theory was right. Doing this your kid has absolutely no way to switch to a local account and leave the MS Family:
1.) Start as told earlier, creating the Child account as a Family account
2.) Sign the Child once in to Windows, sign out and back in to your admin account
3.) Press Win + R to open the Run dialog, type netplwiz and hit Enter to launch the advanced user control panel
4.) Select the Child account, click Properties:5.) Change the Child account's user group from Users to Guests:
6.) Close the Properties, close advanced user control panel
That's it. Users in Guest group cannot open and use the Settings app, therefore they cannot change the account type (switch to a local account).
Pros:
- User cannot change any settings, not even open the Settings app
- User can still download and install desktop software but when doing so, the PC admin credentials will be asked
Cons:
- To change any settings, an admin user must first change the Child's usergroup back to Users, sign in to Child account, change the required setting, sign out from the Child account, and finally set the user back to Guests group
- To download and install anything from the Windows Store, an admin user must first change the Child's usergroup back to Users, sign in to Child account, download and install software from the Windows Store, sign out from the Child account, and finally set the user back to Guests group
- OneDrive Desktop sync does not work on Guest accounts. To download, open or upload files in Onedrive the user must use a browser
Kari