Learn how to manage app blocking and unblocking using Microsoft Family Safety.

If scans are taking too long or appear to be progressing very slowly, consider the following solutions: Make sure you have enough available disk space. Microsoft Defender Antivirus requires disk space to remove and quarantine malware files.

The Gaming Services Repair Tool can often resolve launch, install, update, or various other issues for both games and the Xbox app itself. You can use this tool from within the Xbox app or try the downloadable version.

To submit an appeal: Sign in and visit the Enforcement page. If you're an organiser of an Xbox family group, you can choose the gamertag of the account that you're reviewing under Showing enforcements for. Under Previous or Current you will find “Completed suspensions” and “Active suspensions” for your account or the account that you've selected.

Learn how to set app, game, and website limits on Windows, Xbox, and Android devices connected through the Microsoft Family Safety app.

From your console, they'll need to press the Xbox button to open the guide, then go to Profile & system > Settings > Devices & connections > Remote features. Turn off Enable remote features. Once they've done that, they won't be able to access your console remotely.

The Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter helps you automatically repair issues when you're blocked from installing or removing programs.

This article explains how to repair apps and programs in Windows 11 and use Settings to fix common app issues without reinstalling. You can repair some apps and programs if they're not running correctly.

There are different ways to remove apps and programs, so if you can't find the one you're looking for, you can try another location. Note that some apps and programs are built into Windows and can't be uninstalled.

There you'll find a control that lets you turn potentially unwanted app blocking off, and select if you want to block apps, downloads, or both. We recommend that you leave this feature on, and that you enable both block apps and block downloads.