Pausing and resuming protection
You can pause protection for some time if you are at the computer with the child, for example to help the child with homework.
Protection can be paused only in the child's account. Protection cannot be paused from your account or from another computer.
If protection is paused, the child can visit forbidden websites and use forbidden applications.
To pause child protection for a while:
- Open the Pause protection window in one of the following ways:
- Select the Pause protection item in the context menu of the
icon.
- Click the Pause protection button in the main application window.
- Select the Pause protection item in the context menu of the
- Enter the password for My Kaspersky account.
The Pause protection window opens.
- In the Protection will be paused for drop-down list, select the period of time for which you want to pause protection of the child.
- Click the Pause Protection button.
Protection of the child is paused. The application stops logging information about the child's activity on the computer. When the time you specified elapses, protection is resumed automatically.
Protection is resumed automatically when the child signs out of his or her account.
You can resume protection manually without waiting for it to be resumed automatically.
To resume protection manually, do one of the following:
- Select the Resume protection item in the context menu of the
icon.
- Click the Resume protection button in the main application window.
Protection of the child is resumed.