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    How can I turn off family protector controls without it notifying my parents?
    Community Answer
    The way Windows 10 works is that the parental controls are held on the online MS (Microsoft) account, not the local account. So, just go into Settings, Accounts, then Sign in with a Local Account. Enter your username and password, and select all parental controls off. Your parents will not get an email!
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    How do I take off parental controls on an iPod touch without using a computer or password?
    Community Answer
    With out the password you can’t remove the restrictions, sorry. A computer will be needed to reset and restore the phone.
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    Anything on here for taking off the controls for a Samsung Galaxy S5?
    Community Answer
    Use the Android method (Method 2). Samsung smartphones are Android phones.
  • Question
    How do I remove Nintendo 3DS parental restrictions from a used system?
    Coolguy124
    Community Answer
    When the 3DS/2DS asks for a passcode, answer with "I forgot." Do the same with the secret question. It will give you an enquiry key. Search for "3ds master key generator." Use the master key it gives you. Turn off all the parental control settings.
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    What do I do when I am on a ZTE phone?
    Community Answer
    A ZTE phone is an Android device. Refer to the instructions in Step 2, which is the Android method.
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    Who is my administrator?
    Community Answer
    The Administrator is the account you first created with the computer or if you are on a work or school computer, your IT department.
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    Is there any way to turn off restrictions on an iPad without a pass code?
    Community Answer
    Yes, please refer to option one, (the iPad option) and step 3, which uses iBackupBot to change the passcode for restrictions.
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    What do I do if my iPhone restrictions require a passcode?
    Community Answer
    Try to find a notepad, or another document your parents wrote the passcode on. The document may be in a parent's desk, on a shelf, etc.
  • Question
    How can I remove Ourpact from my iPhone without notifying my parents?
    Community Answer
    Get into their phone by asking to do something else and do it from there. It will not notify the device. Turn off notifications for Ourpact on their phone also.
  • Question
    I don't remember setting up parental controls, but my Surface Windows 10 computer says I have parental controls turned on, and they are shutting down an app. How can I fix this?
    Community Answer
    Just follow Method 6; that should work.
  • Question
    Does this work on Windows Vista?
    Pennywise2
    Community Answer
    Yes. Windows Vista has built In Parental Controls, so Method 6 should work. Unless your parents use third party software, it should work.
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    How do I turn off the parental controls on my iOS phone?
    Community Answer
    See Method 1 which is the first that pops up when you open the website (the iOS section).
  • Question
    How do I put my computer into recovery mode?
    Curiouscookie
    Community Answer
    For Windows 10, go to settings, go to "Updates and Security", Go to Recovery settings and the option should be there.
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    My iPhone (I have an SE) doesn't have a tab in Settings that says "restrictions". Where should I look?
    Community Answer
    It appears that this is correct. To combat this, search for 'Restrictions' in the Search bar in settings. Then you should find it.
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    My parents have put Ask to Buy on my IOS 14 iPhone XS and I thought as soon as the age my parents put (12) changed to 13, it would stop restricting the apps I download. How do I momentarily turn it off?
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    On iOS, you cannot 'Temporally' Disable Restrictions. However, you can use Method 2 to change the password, then re-enable it. If you want to avoid trouble, you might want to talk to your parents about possibly reducing or lifting the restrictions. Refer to Method 1 for more information.
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    What if you don’t have the restrictions button?
    Community Answer
    Newer versions of iOS have hidden this to make it harder to bypass. You should be able to find it by performing a search.
  • Question
    After erasing my data, it still has limits and stuff on. Why?
    Community Answer
    There might be limits set on the router and/or account. Try using a different account and a VPN.
  • Question
    My daughter passed in December, and we now have custody of our granddaughter. There is a parental control on her phone limiting her to 2 hours daily, and we would like to modify or remove it. How do we do that?
    Community Answer
    You will have to reset the phone if you don't know the PIN. Back up the phone to a PC and then reset it. This will remove the parental controls and they can then be set up fresh.
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