User Management
Parental Controls
Game Controls
- Game controls are used to limit access to games. You can block games based on the game rating.
- To control which computer games the child is allowed to play, in the User Controls window, click Games. From the window shown, click Set Game Ratings to specify the ratings codes for allowable games. You can also block games that contain specific types of objectionable content, even if the game's rating falls into the acceptable range. (Scroll down on the game ratings page to see these types of content, many of which you probably never imagined could appear in something called a "game.") In addition, you can review a list of installed games and explicitly block or allow certain titles.
- By default, Parental Controls uses the game rating system established by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), which has been widely adopted by publishers of games sold in the United States. To use a different rating system, return to the main Parental Controls page. In the left pane, click Game Rating Systems.
- The default ratings for games are
- Early Childhood (EC): Suitable for ages 3 and older. No inappropriate content.
- Everyone (E): Suitable for ages 6 and older. May contain minimal violence, comic mis- chief, or mild language.
- Everyone 10+ (E10+): Suitable for ages 10 and older. May contain more mild violence, mild language, or suggestive themes.
- Teen (T): Suitable for ages 13 and older. May contain violence or strong language.
- Mature (M): Suitable for ages 17 and older. May contain mature sexual themes, more intense violence, or strong language.
- Adults Only (AO): Suitable only for adults age 18 and older. May contain graphic depictions of sex or violence.
- Additional game blocking categories are:
- Online Rating Notice
- Blood and Gore
- Drug Reference
- Intense Violence
- Nudity
- Real Gambling
- Sexual Violence
- Use of Alcohol
- Use of Tobacco
