In order to block access to websites using Microsoft Edge on Android, do the following: Blocking inappropriate websites on Microsoft Edge Type the email address of the person you want to add.Ĭonfirm you’re not a robot solving challenge.Ĭreating a child account on your Microsoft accountĪfter completing the steps, you’ll need to install and set up Microsoft Edge on your child’s Android phone. In order to add someone as a family member using a Child account, use these steps:
Adding a family member using Child account Also, Microsoft is rolling out this feature now, and it may take some time to reach everyone.
Potentially Unwanted Apps Protection is now off.Info: While Microsoft Edge is available on both, Android and iOS, this website filter feature is currently only available for Android devices. Type edge://flags/#edge-smartscreen-pua into the search bar.Ĭlick on the dropdown box and change Default to Disabled. Because Microsoft keeps adding, removing, or changing where individual settings are we want to use the flags option. You must have version Edge 79.0.280.0 or later. Stepping off our soapbox now, you can decide if you want PUA on, of off. Check out our article on the steps you'd have to take to install Avast safely. Install almost any antivirus or antimalware app out there including some of the largest (Malwarebytes and Avast come to mind) and get ready to be nagged to purchase or in the case of Avast, it's borderline malware and without a doubt a PUA itself. Because of this, many apps that are designed to protect you from Potentially Unwanted Apps, in fact, have Potentially Unwanted Apps behavior themselves.
There isn't a security company out there that can catalog 35 million (and growing daily) apps and guarantee you that each app is safe or not. But, you don't know that and assume your security software has you covered. If they were honest and told you how many times they were guessing, you'd probably be annoyed, especially if you paid. Potentially Unwanted Apps is something used by many web browsers and security software to try to identify programs that might be malicious. So, your favorite security software is using heuristics (guessing) on the majority of the software they scan. However, Microsoft has estimated that there are over 35 million Windows applications with more than 175 million application versions and 16 million unique hardware/driver combinations. Potentially Unwanted Apps Protection (also called Potentially Unwanted Programs, or PUPs) is a great concept. TIP: Hard to fix Windows Problems? Repair/Restore Missing Windows OS Files Damaged by Malware with a few clicks
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