Microsoft Family Safety

Protect the ones you love with digital and physical safety features.

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Develop healthy digital habits

Set screen time limits that apply to devices, apps, and games. When screen time runs out, choose to add more or not, based on what’s right for you and your family.

  • App and game limits (Windows, Xbox, Android)
  • Device limits (Windows, Xbox)
  • Screen time requests 
  • Activity summaries
A phone screen showing screen time graph in the Microsoft Family Safety app.
A phone screen showing screen time graph in the Microsoft Family Safety app

Explore safely with content filters

Create a safe space for your kids to explore online. Use the app's content filtering settings to set healthy boundaries, block inappropriate apps and games, and limit browsing to kid-friendly websites using Microsoft Edge on Xbox, Windows, and Android.

  • Apps and game filters
  • Web and search filters
  • Content filter requests
A phone screen showing content filters settings in the Microsoft Family Safety app
A phone screen showing content filters settings in the Microsoft Family Safety app

Locate your loved ones

Stay connected even when you’re apart with family location sharing and tracking. Share your location with loved ones, spot them on a map, and save places they visit the most.

  • Location sharing for families
  • Saved places
  • Location alerts1
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Various items strewn across a white surface including a map, a location marker, and a child’s name and profile photo.

Microsoft Family Safety
 
Free

Sign up to get basic features.

  

The version of Microsoft 365 is not available in your country/region. Visit Microsoft Storeto find out which versions of Microsoft 365 are available in your country/region.

Microsoft 365 Family

Subscribe to Microsoft 365 Family2 to get premium features.

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Microsoft Family Safety
 
Free
 Microsoft 365 Family

Screen time limits

Included

Included

App and game limits (Windows, Xbox, Android)

Included

Included

Device limits (Windows, Xbox)

Included

Included

Screen time requests

Included

Included

Activity summaries

Included

Included

Content filters

App and game filters

Included

Included

Web and search filters

Included

Included

Content requests

Included

Included

Location awareness
This feature is partially included

Included

Location sharing

Included

Included

Saved places

Included

Included

Location alerts

Not Included

Included

Additional Microsoft 365 benefits
This feature is partially included

Included

  

  • MicrosoftWord
  • MicrosoftPowerPoint
  • MicrosoftExcel
  • MicrosoftOneNote
  • MicrosoftOutlook

  

Web only

Access to desktop applications

  

MicrosoftOneDrive

  

5 GB total OneDrive storage

1 TB total OneDrive storage for one person

Use on your favorite devices at home or on the go

Microsoft Family Safety
 
Free

Download the free mobile app to get basic features.

  

The version of Microsoft 365 is not available in your country/region. Visit Microsoft Storeto find out which versions of Microsoft 365 are available in your country/region.

Microsoft 365 Family

Subscribe to Microsoft 365 Family2 to get premium features.

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  • Microsoft Family Safety
     
    Free

    Sign up to get basic features.

      

    Screen time limits

    Included

    • App and game limits (Windows, Xbox, Android)

      Included

    • Device limits (Windows, Xbox)

      Included

    • Screen time requests

      Included

    • Activity summaries

      Included

    Content filters

    • App and game filters

      Included

    • Web and search filters

      Included

    • Content requests

      Included

    Location awareness

    This feature is partially included

    • Location sharing

      Included

    • Saved places

      Included

    • Location alerts

      Not Included

    Additional Microsoft 365 benefits

    This feature is partially included

    •   

      • MicrosoftWord
      • MicrosoftPowerPoint
      • MicrosoftExcel
      • MicrosoftOneNote
      • MicrosoftOutlook

        

      Web only

    •   

      MicrosoftOneDrive

        

      5 GB total OneDrive storage

    • Use on your favorite devices at home or on the go

    Microsoft Family Safety
     
    Free

    Download the free mobile app to get basic features.

      

  • The version of Microsoft 365 is not available in your country/region. Visit Microsoft Storeto find out which versions of Microsoft 365 are available in your country/region.

    Microsoft 365 Family

    Subscribe to Microsoft 365 Family2 to get premium features.

    Screen time limits

    Included

    • App and game limits (Windows, Xbox, Android)

      Included

    • Device limits (Windows, Xbox)

      Included

    • Screen time requests

      Included

    • Activity summaries

      Included

    Content filters

    • App and game filters

      Included

    • Web and search filters

      Included

    • Content requests

      Included

    Location awareness

    Included

    • Location sharing

      Included

    • Saved places

      Included

    • Location alerts

      Included

    Additional Microsoft 365 benefits

    Included

    •   

      • MicrosoftWord
      • MicrosoftPowerPoint
      • MicrosoftExcel
      • MicrosoftOneNote
      • MicrosoftOutlook

        

      Access to desktop applications

    •   

      MicrosoftOneDrive

        

      1 TB total OneDrive storage for one person

    • Use on your favorite devices at home or on the go

    The version of Microsoft 365 is not available in your country/region. Visit Microsoft Storeto find out which versions of Microsoft 365 are available in your country/region.

    Microsoft 365 Family

    Subscribe to Microsoft 365 Family2 to get premium features.

Your privacy is important to us

We work to help protect your data and information, and we don’t sell or share your location with insurance companies.

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Premium features with Microsoft 365

Get the most out of Microsoft Family Safety with premium features.​

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Frequently asked questions

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Screen time limits work on Windows (Windows 10 and Windows 11), Xbox (Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S), and Android apps and games. They can be managed using the Microsoft Family Safety app on Android and iOS.

Turn web and search filters on to filter out sites and search results that are too mature when using Microsoft Edge on Windows (Windows 10 and Windows 11), Xbox (Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S), and Android devices. Other commonly used browsers will be blocked for this to work.

Anyone can pause or turn off location sharing. To keep your family safe and up to date on each other’s location, we recommend turning your location setting to “Always allow.”

A Microsoft 365 Family subscription is required for location alerts.

1. A Microsoft 365 Family subscription is required. Location permissions must be active.
2. Cancel anytime to stop future charges.
3. Availability of mobile apps varies by country/region.