Is sharing with someone who visits our living or working space getting physical access to the computer?

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

Get the Microsoft Family Safety mobile app

Enter your mobile number or email address, and we’ll send a download link.

Empowering you and your family to create healthy habits and help protect the ones you love.

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

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

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

Build better driving habits

Get insights on how your family is doing on the road, including how many times the driver uses their phone, their top speed, and even the number of times they brake hard.

  • Drive safety reports2
  • Drive history2

Get premium Family Safety features and more with Microsoft 365 Family

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Feature name

Microsoft Family Safety
 

Free

Microsoft 365 Family

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

App and game filters

Included

Included

Web and search filters

Included

Included

Content requests

Included

Included

This feature is partially included

Included

Location sharing

Included

Included

Saved places

Included

Included

Location alerts

Not Included

Included

Not included

Included

Drive safety reports

Not included

Included

Drive history

Not included

Included

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

    Sign up to get basic features.

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

    • Device limits (Windows, Xbox)

    This feature is partially included

    Additional Microsoft 365 benefits

    This feature is partially included

      • MicrosoftWord
      • MicrosoftPowerPoint
      • MicrosoftExcel
      • MicrosoftOneNote
      • MicrosoftOutlook
    • 5 GB total OneDrive storage

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

  • Microsoft 365 Family $9.99

    / month

    Microsoft 365 Family

    Subscribe to Microsoft 365 Family3 to get premium features.

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

    • Device limits (Windows, Xbox)

    Additional Microsoft 365 benefits

      • MicrosoftWord
      • MicrosoftPowerPoint
      • MicrosoftExcel
      • MicrosoftOneNote
      • MicrosoftOutlook

      Access to desktop applications

    • 1 TB total OneDrive storage for one person

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

Your privacy is important to us

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

Ideas and resources for your family

Premium features with Microsoft 365

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

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Frequently asked questions

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.”

Drive safety features are available only in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.

A Microsoft 365 Family subscription is required for location alerts and drive safety features.

1. A Microsoft 365 Family subscription is required. Location permissions must be active.
2. A Microsoft 365 Family subscription is required. Location permissions must be active; drive safety features only available in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.​
3. Cancel anytime to stop future charges.

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