Set screen time limits across devices
Screen time limits in Microsoft Family Safety are a great way to balance online habits within your family group. You decide when and for how long family members can use their connected Windows, Xbox and mobile devices.
Limits can be as specific as you need them to be - use a different schedule daily or the same one all week, adjust as you go by allowing more time, or deciding when time's up. You can set limits on specific devices but screen time limits can only be set on devices connected to your family group. Learn how.
You can set screen time settings online at family.microsoft.com or with the Microsoft Family Safety app.
Set screen time limits in the Microsoft Family Safety mobile app
Open the
Microsoft Family Safety app.Tap the tile for your family member.
Tip
You can only select accounts that you have added to your Family Safety group.
Go to the respective platform for which you want to set screen time for: Windows/Xbox.
Set screen time for each device as desired.
Select a day to set time ranges and total hours permitted for device use.
Tip
- Once a day has been selected, you can also apply the changes to other days or Every day.
- Remind family members to sign out if they are not actively using their Xbox console – screen time counts as long as they are signed in!
- To turn limits back off, select
then select Turn limits off.
Set screen time limits online
If you have a Family Safety organizer role, sign in to your family at account.microsoft.com/family
Select the tile for your family member.
Tip
You can only select tiles of accounts that you have added to your Family Safety group.
Select the tab for the platform for which you want to set screen time for: Windows, Xbox or Mobile.
Tip
Mobile screen time only applies to Android devices.
Select a day to add a schedule or edit the time limit. Select Finished when done.
Tip
- If no limits are seen, select Turn limits on.
- Once a day has been selected, use the check boxes to apply the changes to other days of the week or Every day.
- To turn limits off, select
then select Turn limits off.
- Remind family members to sign out if they are not actively using their Xbox console – screen time counts as long as they are signed in!
"Screen time information is not shared with you" message
The message "Screen time information is not shared with you" in Microsoft Family Safety means that you don’t have permission to view another family member’s screen time data.
This is because:
- You’re not the organizer in the Microsoft Family group. Learn about Family Safety roles.
- You can only select tiles of accounts that you have added to your Family Safety group.
- They're in your list because you share your Microsoft 365 subscription with them. They do not have access to digital safety.