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5.
If you want to change the default rating system, click the rating system you want to use,
and then click OK. Otherwise, click the Back button to go back to the Parental Controls
page in Control Panel.
Configuring Notifications for Parental Controls
By default, when you configure parental controls, you are reminded weekly to read activity
reports, and users subject to parental controls see an icon in the system tray when parental
controls are running. If you want to change the way notification is handled, follow these steps:
1.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2.
In Control Panel, click Set Up Parental Controls under the User Accounts And Family
Safety category heading.
3.
In the left panel of the main Parental Controls page, click Notifications.
4.
As Figure 9-6 shows, you can now specify how often you would like to be reminded to
read activity reports. You can specify that you want to be notified weekly, every two
weeks, monthly, or never.
Figure 9-6
Setting general notifications
5.
If you want to hide the parental controls icon rather than display it in the system tray,
clear the Display An Icon In The System Tray When Parental Controls Are Running
check box.
6.
Click OK.
Configuring Parental Controls for User Accounts
Any standard user account can be configured to use parental controls. Parental controls can
be used to control allowed Web sites and allowed types of content, set time limits for when the
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