Parental Controls: Locks
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Locks stop common ways around Parental Controls. Each row is its own checkbox. They only apply while Parental Controls is armed. Business via Browse has a separate lockdown policy for work machines; do not mix the two.
| Lock browser settings | Child cannot change Settings without the PIN. |
| Lock history and data | Blocks clearing history, cookies, cache, and downloads. |
| Block private browsing | Stops incognito / private tabs. |
| Lock plugins | Blocks installing or removing extensions. |
| Lock PowerUps | Blocks adding or removing other PowerUps. |
| Lock profiles | Blocks creating or switching profiles. |
| Lock DevTools | Blocks inspect / developer tools. |
| Lock VPN, Tor, and Proxy | Stops using those to get around blocks. |
| Block program downloads | Stops .exe and other installers. |
| Block URL shorteners | bit.ly, t.co, and similar. |
| Block raw IP addresses | Stops skipping domain blocks with 1.2.3.4. |
| Block look-alike domains | Stops punycode / IDN tricks. |
| Block local files | file:// pages cannot open. |
| Block data and script URLs | data:, blob:, javascript:, view-source:. |
| Force Safe Search | Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo. |
| YouTube Restricted Mode | Adds Restricted Mode on YouTube. |
| Allow-list only | Only sites on the Always allow list can load. |