Block or unblock apps with Microsoft Family Safety

To block apps for family members at account.microsoft.com/family 

1. Sign in to your Microsoft account. 
   Sign-in

2. Select the tile or card of the family member whose apps you want to block.

3. Choose where you would like to block the app by selecting Windows, Xbox, Edge, or Mobile from the tabs under the child's name.
   

4. Select the Apps and games tab to show a list of all installed apps.
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5. Select on the right of the app you want to block for that member, then select Block app.

6. To remove the restriction, select again and then choose Unblock app.

How to block Microsoft Copilot

1. Sign in to your Microsoft account. 
   Sign-in

2. Select the tile or card of the family member whose apps you want to block.

3. Select the Windows tab under the child's name.

4. Under Apps and games, find Copilot and any other AI apps and choose Block app.

5. Block any other web browsers listed.

6. Select the Edge tab under the child's name.

7. Under Blocked sites, add copilot.microsoft.com. Other AI sites to consider blocking are chat.openai.com, claude.ai, gemini.google.com, huggingface.co/chat, otter.ai, and www.perplexity.ai

To block apps for family members by using the Microsoft Family Safety app. 

1. Open Microsoft Family Safety. 

2. On the List tab, select the family member whose apps you want to block.

3. Under the Apps and Games section, tap the app you want to block for that member, then select Block app.

4. To unblock, tap on the blocked app and tap Unblock app.

How to block Microsoft Copilot

1. Open Microsoft Family Safety.

2. Tap the family member whose apps you want to block.

3. Under Apps and games, find Copilot and any other AI apps and choose Block app.

4. Block any other web browsers listed.

5. Under Web and search, tap Content filters.

6. Scroll down to Blocked sites, and add copilot.microsoft.com. Other AI sites to consider blocking are chat.openai.com, claude.ai, gemini.google.com, huggingface.co/chat, otter.ai, and www.perplexity.ai

To block apps for family members by using the Microsoft Family Safety app.

1. Open Microsoft Family Safety.

2. On the List tab, select the family member whose apps you want to block.

3. Under the Apps and Games section, tap the app you want to block for that member, then select Block app.

4. To unblock, tap on the blocked app and tap Unblock app.

How to block Microsoft Copilot

1. Open Microsoft Family Safety.

2. Tap the family member whose apps you want to block.

3. Under Apps and games, find Copilot and any other AI apps and choose Block app.

4. Block any other web browsers listed.

5. Under Web and search, tap Content filters.

6. Scroll down to Blocked sites, and add copilot.microsoft.com. Other AI sites to consider blocking are chat.openai.com, claude.ai, gemini.google.com, huggingface.co/chat, otter.ai, and www.perplexity.ai