Kaspersky Total Security 2017

Controlling startup of games and applications

By using Parental Control, you can allow or prohibit the user to start games depending on their age rating. You can also prohibit the user from starting specified applications (such as games or IM clients) or limit the time allowed for using applications.

To block games with age-inappropriate content:

1. Go to the Parental Control settings window.
2. In the Parental Control settings window, select the Applications section.
3. If you want to block all games that contain content inappropriate for the user's age, select the Restrict startup of games for users younger than check box and, from the drop-down list next to the check box, select an age restriction option.
4. If you want to block games with content of a certain category:
   1. Select the Block games from adult categories check box.
   2. Click the Select categories of games link to open the Block games by categories window.
   3. Select the check boxes next to the content categories corresponding to games that you want to block.
5. Return to the Applications section.
6. If you want to use the rating system to block games, select the type of ratings and game content categorization in the Use this rating system to block games drop-down list:
   • Detect automatically – Parental Control selects the type of game ratings depending on your location: the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) content rating system or the rating system for the USA and Canada (ESRB).
   • PEGI – Parental Control uses the European rating system when configuring permissions to start games.
   • ESRB – Parental Control uses the rating system for the USA and Canada when configuring permissions to start games.
7. Flip the toggle switch in the upper part of the window to Control is enabled.

To restrict startup of a specific application:

1. Go to the Parental Control settings window.
2. In the Parental Control settings window, select the Applications section.
3. Click the Settings link to go to the Block specified applications window.
4. Click the Add button to open the Browse window and select the executable file of the application.

   The selected application appears in the Block specified applications list. Kaspersky Total Security automatically adds the application to a certain category, for example, Games.

5. Perform the following actions:
   • To block application startup, select the Block item in the drop-down list to the right of the application name.
   • To block all applications that belong to a specified category, select the check box next to the name of that category in the list (for example, you can block applications of the Games category).
   • To allow application startup, select the Allow item in the drop-down list to the right of the application name.
   • To set restrictions for the duration of application usage, select the Restrict item in the drop-down list to the right of the application name.

     The Application usage restriction window opens.

     Perform the following actions:

     1. If you want to set a time limit on use of an application on weekdays and weekends, in the Weekdays and Weekends sections, select the Allow access for no longer than check box and, in the drop-down list specify the number of hours that the user is allowed to use the application each day. You can also specify the time when the user is allowed / prohibited to use the application, by using the Exact usage time table.
     2. If you want to set pauses in use of an application, in the Time breaks section, select the Take a break check box and, from the drop-down lists, select values for the break frequency and length.
     3. Click the Save button.
6. Close the Block specified applications window.
7. Flip the toggle switch in the upper part of the window to Control is enabled.

Parental Control will apply the specified restrictions when the user accesses the application.