Become The Administrator of Your Child's Computer

This is a brief guide for parents seeking greater control over the family computer. This guide pertains to Windows 7. Each computer user in the household should have their own login account, but you should make yourself the administrator of the operating system. This allows you to set and control key computer functions. You can turn off file sharing, bar additional Internet accounts, and keep a log of certain actions. Make yourself the administrator by doing the following:

1. Click on the Start menu button and select Control Panel.

2. When the Control Panel screen appears, open User Accounts.

3. Click the name of the account you want to change.

4. Click Change the account type.

5. The following screen will appear:

7. Select Administrator or Standard user, depending on the type of account you want, and then click Change Account Type.

8. Most children should have a Standard account only.