Microsoft has confirmed it is currently adding Chrome and other browsers to a Windows 11 family safety block list.
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Imagesor when opening any site. The common denominator is that all these users had the Microsoft Family Safety parental control feature enabled. Despite reaching out to Microsoft for a statement, the Redmond tech giant stayed quiet, leaving myself and others to speculate as to what was happening.
As far as I can ascertain, the furore surrounding Google Chrome browser crashes for users of the Microsoft Family Safety feature in Windows 11 began in earnest on June 3, when complaints started flowing into online support forums, such as those on Reddit. From the time Google updated Chrome to version 137.0.7151.68/69, as best as I can tell, users began complaining that the browser would close and then not reopen when children under parental control rules tried to visit any site.
Now, Microsoft has finally confirmed that I was right all along, and explained why the issue impacts users of different versions of the Chrome browser, well, differently. Microsoft has made a couple of confirmations this week concerning Windows 11 being broken, and both involve updates. The first, as reported June 25, involved some Windows 11 users not being informed ofas the scan for updates controls had broken. That, I would argue, is of more concern than the Family Safety Chrome block problem. Talking of which, here’s what Microsoft has finally said about the Chrome crashes.
The Microsoft spokesperson said that it is “actively working to ensure all latest versions of browsers are blocked, reinforcing our commitment to parents and guardians,” but as the block list is updated, some users may experience shutdowns when trying to open Google Chrome and some other browsers.
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Windows parental controls are blocking ChromeWill Shanklin has been writing about gadgets, tech and their impact on humanity since 2011. Before joining Engadget, he spent five years creating and leading the mobile technology section for New Atlas. His work has also appeared on SlashGear, TechRadar, Digital Trends, AppleInsider, Android Central, HuffPost and others.
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