General Settings

On the General Settings tab, you can configure the most common and important program settings such as program autorun, access keyboard shortcuts, and password. You should find it fairly intuitive to use this tab. Read the information below if you need help.

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Startup Settings

Run the program when Windows starts

This option configures the program launch. If it’s checked, HT Parental Controls starts automatically at Windows loading. The feature is essential for the parental controls’ uninterrupted work. The option is enabled by default.

Show warning when the program starts

Select it if you want HT Parental Controls to display a message each time it runs on your computer. In the field below, you can enter your text for the message. It’s unchecked by default.

Hey! This computer is for homework, not for entertainment. If you want to have fun, let’s play basketball with dad!

Access Settings

Set access password

Use it to create or change an access password. Learn how to create or change an access password

Hide the program

The option allows you to hide the program icons from the desktop and program menu. In case it’s hidden, you can use the keyboard shortcuts or the access work to open it. Learn how to open HT Parental Controls when it is hidden

Access Hotkeys

The default keyboard shortcuts to open HT Parental Controls are Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Z. To change the keyboard shortcuts, put the mouse cursor in the field and press your combination.

Others

Configure Monitoring Options

Click the button to choose which activities HT Parental Controls needs to record. By default, all activities are recorded. You can turn off the recording of any activity. Learn more about Monitoring Options

Show notifications when blocking

The option allows you to show a notification message each time HT Parental Controls has blocked a banned website/application. If the option is enabled, a Windows notification appears each time your child tries to access inappropriate activity.

Redirect banned websites to

By default, HT Parental Controls blocks websites by redirecting them to about: blank. If you want your child to be redirected to some other site each time they try opening a banned website or the time on a limited site is up, enter its site URL into the field.

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