Protect your family and your privacy while you surf the internet. Our online safety tutorials show you how

Online safety is something every internet user needs to consider in our modern, always connected, world. Parents need to consider how to monitor their children's access to inappropriate content and how to supervise online friendships. Adults need to be aware of scams and internet fraud. On this page, we will show you the techniques you can use to make your internet usage safer for you and your family. Of course, don't forget your basic online (and offline) security drills for dealing with viruses, spyware, configuring your firewall and keeping your PC and web browser up-to-date.

Configuring User Accounts

If you have a shared computer you should configure a separate user account for each person using it. Even if you are the only person using your computer, you might want to configure a limited account for when you use the internet, as this makes it much harder for malware to install itself on your machine.

Configuring user accounts in Windows XP
Configuring user accounts in Windows Vista


Vista Parental Controls

Windows Vista Home, Home Premium and Ultimate editions include parental controls as part of the operating system. If you want to use this feature to help manage your children's use of your home computers, check out the tutorial below.

Configuring and using the Vista Parental Controls

Keep checking back as we add more tutorials in the coming weeks.

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