How to install and manage McAfee Safe Family?

McAfee’s parental control solution or McAfee Safe Family is the best feature of McAfee's security software. It is highly effective and is designed specifically to provide web filtering, geofencing, time management, and app-blocking tools for a countless number of iOS, Android, and Windows devices. In this guide, we will discuss the steps to install and manage McAfee Safe Family in a very short time.

Download and Install Safe Family on a Window PC

Windows 10

Windows 8, 8.1

Windows 7

Log into your Windows computer and perform the following steps:

·         Open a web browser and then, locate to the McAfee Safe Family homepage

·         Go to the official website of McAfee

·         Click on the Menu icon and after that, click on the Try For Free option

·         Click on the Windows PC, Direct Download option

·         If you are using Internet Explorer, then click on Run the download popup message

·         Now, wait while the installer downloads and run the installer

NOTE: If you are using a different browser, click or double-click on the downloaded file to start the installation

·         Click on Yes if you see a User Account Control prompt

·         Now, choose the checkbox to accept the License Agreement and then, click on Install

·         Wait for the installation to finish and for the desktop and tool tray icon to display

You are all done with the Safe Family installation and now, it is ready to configure on the device

Download and install on an Android Device

You can download it from two ways on an Android Device – either by navigating to the Safe Family homepage in your browser or just through Google Play Store

To install from the Safe Family homepage

·         On your Android device, open your browser and locate to the Safe Family homepage

·         Go to the official McAfee website

·         Tap on the Menu icon and then, tap the Try For Free option

·         Choose Android and go to Play Store

·         If asked then, choose Always Open with Play Store in the pop-up window and follow the on-screen instructions

·         Tap on Install and if asked, then sign in to the Google Play Store

·         Tap Accept when the installation is finished and then, tap on Open

·         Now, tap on Ok to accept notifications from Safe Family

·         Tap on Allow option to permit Safe Family the access of your device’s location information

Install from Google Play:

·         On your Android device, just open the Google Play Store and search for Safe Family

·         Tap on McAfee Safe Family and then, tap on Install

·         If asked then, sign in to the Google Play Store

·         Tap on Accept and when the installation is finished, tap on Open

·         Tap on Ok to accept notifications from the Safe Family

·         Tap on Allow to permit Safe Family access of your device’s location information

Now, you can configure it on your device

Add, remove, or manage kid profiles in McAfee Safe Family

Follow these steps to add, remove, or modify kids or family members in Safe Family

On a registered device:

·         Open the Safe Family app

·         Of you aren’t logged in with your Parent account then, choose Switch Profile

·         Enter your administrator account name and password

·         Choose the Family icon or menu and then, follow the below-given steps to move ahead as per your choice

To add Kids:

·         Tap or just click on the + icon to add a kid

·         Enter the First name and choose an Age for your kid and click on the information icon for details about restriction levels

·         Check the box to confirm which you are adding a child under 18 and then, click on Add

·         To add more kids, repeat the below-given steps

To edit kids:

·         Click on a kid’s name in the list of family members

·         Click on the pencil icon (edit) appears near the kid’s name

·         Save the changes which you need, check the box to make sure that you are giving parental consent and then, click on Save

To remove kids

·         Click on the kid’s name appears in the list of a family member

·         Click on the Pencil (edit icon) and this icon will change to a trash can

·         Click on the trash can near the kid’s name

·         Click on Delete in the pop-up dialog to confirm that you want to delete this profile

When you delete a Kid’s profile, it cannot get retrieved and if you only have one kid registered, you cannot remove the kid you will need to create another kid before you can remove the first kid. Call on McAfee Support UK in case, if you are facing any issue while conducting these steps. The teams are always there to help you in any manner they can.

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