Hi, I hope you may be able to help. I would like to use the "Allow and block specific programs" feature within Parental Controls. I would like the visitor to have access to the internet through Internet Explorer but not to be able to do much else. My fear is, that if I use the "Uncheck All" button (for ease of use) and then allow web browser(s) to run only, will this prevent necessary programs from running, like AVG anti-virus and other security programs? I think this needs explaining better, what the ramifications (unwanted side-effects) can be. Thanks for any help in advance.

Hi Veritas33, Once "Uncheck All" is checked in "Allow and block specific programs" under Parental Controls, all the applications listed in the "Check the programs that can be used" program list will be blocked being accessed for the user you select. This means, if the security program is listed in the program list and being unchecked, it will be blocked from using when logging the user account has Parental Controls enabled. Therefore, if you would like to run the security program in all user accounts, please add it to the "Check the programs that can be used" program list by clicking Browse… button, and then check it. For more information, please refer to: Parental Controls Prevent children from using specific programs Hope this helps. Regards, Linda Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi Linda Thank-you for your reply and your links to further information. I guess I didn't formulate my question very well, as I think I understand the general way parental controls work. My question is fairly specific I think. Some programs have the UI which allows you to interact with the program, tweaking and so on (in the case of anti-virus), but also behind the scenes, the core elements which the user never sees. Specifically, if I was to deny a user access to sub-routines like avgui.exe and avgtray.exe, would this render the AV engine useless? Putting it another way, it is (reasonably) clear that the programs that appear in parental controls is not an exhaustive list, most probably only programs the Administrator has installed (as opposed to inbuilt windows programs), and even then, the front end, or user interface of the program (in the case of AVG for example). So how can I be sure that the core elements of the AV program is protecting the system, if the UI elements have been blocked from the user? Sorry, I hope I'm a little clearer in expressing the issue this time. Thank-you for your help.