Some Win11 users cannot open Chrome browser, Google says it is caused by Microsoft’s “parent control”

Passionategeekz On June 21, Microsoft has set up obstacles for Chrome on Windows again. What’s wrong with Windows’ Family Safety feature. According to foreign media Engadget today, many users have discovered that since the beginning of this monthChrome cannot be turned on after enabling parental controlwhile other apps or browsers are completely normal.

On June 3, related reports began to appear on Reddit. User u/Witty-Discount-2906 posted that Chrome is on Windows 11 superiorIt crashed after flashing, and there was no prompt. Another user u/duk242 then guessed: “It may be a problem with parental control. I have received nine students from the IT department within an hour and reported that Chrome cannot be opened.”

Google pointed out that this is a problem caused by Microsoft Family Safety. Google Community Manager Ellen T. said the team has identified the reasons:Some users enable this feature to prevent Chrome from running. But 17 days have passed and Microsoft has not fixed the problem.

“Home Security” is an optional feature provided by Windows that allows parents or schools to manage their children’s Internet time, limit content browsing, and monitor usage history.

Before Microsoft solves it, users can try to temporarily bypass it. One isTurn off the function of “Filtering Bad Websites”but in this way, there are almost no restrictions on children’s Internet access. An easier way is to find the Chrome installation directory.Bundle chrome.exe Renamed to chrome1.exe It can be used normally.

Passionategeekz learned from the report that Microsoft has long tried every means to make users stick to their own products, using annoying prompt boxes, pop-up ads to recommend Bing, and even “begging” not to change Edge. However, Microsoft has begun to converge these behaviors in Europe in order to comply with EU regulations.

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