Pop-ups are small windows containing information that appear as overlays on any running system on your system.

While they are not harmful, they can be very annoying and distracting.

Pop-ups occur for several reasons, including ads and problems with your Microsoft Family account.

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Fortunately, turning off these features is no Herculean task and only takes a few minutes.

What Are Microsoft Family Safety Features?

Microsoft Family Features are a group of free features that come with the Microsoft Family Safety app.

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This app helps parents to control and monitor what their children watch and access.

However, these features will only work if the children’s accounts are under the Microsoft Family subscription.

The last feature is only available on the paid Microsoft 365 Family Subscription.

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This software is available for download on mobile devices, allowing you to monitor and track family members easily.

Why Does the Pop-Up Occur?

Having signed in, let us now discuss some possible solutions.

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When you get in to your Microsoft, it opens your home page.

On the top bar, tap onYour Infoto open a page where you might edit your profile information.

tap on theDate of Birthto edit it.

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Microsoft may require you to confirm that you are the account owner by asking you to sign in again.

After all necessary edits, clickSave.

Remove the Account

Pop-ups often occur because your account is under your family group as a child account.

This occurs because the family safety app flags activities it does not recognize as normal childish behavior.

Removing your account from the group is a direct way to turn off the pop-ups.

First, go to the Microsoft Family Safety page.

Then, hit the three dots beside the name of the account you want to remove.

SelectRemove from family groupon the drop-down menu that appears.

Finally, tapRemoveto confirm the command.

Reset the Microsoft Family Group

This method will only work on the account used to create the family group.

Before resetting the group, check for any information you may want to save.

To reset the family group, remove all other accounts.

Next, right-click your account and selectLeave family group.When this action is complete, the reset will occur automatically.

Now, it’s possible for you to reset your machine.

you’re free to create a new group if you want to.

Otherwise, you’re free to leave the app.

Disable Parental Control

Disabling this background serviceis another method to turn off these pop-ups.

Luckily, this process is uncomplicated and requires you to follow a few steps.

Click onRun as Administrator, which will open theServiceswindow with different programs in alphabetical order.

Scroll down until you seeParental Controls.

Right-choose it, selectPropertiesandDisabledunder the Startup key in on this window and ensure the Service status isStopped.

Next, click onApplyand then onOKto apply the changes.

Finally, tap the search button again, typeTask Manager, and selectRun as Administrator.

This action will also open a window with many options.

Scroll to Family Safety Monitor, right-press it and selectEnd Task.

These steps ensure you successfully disable parental control and turn off the pop-ups.

Should You Turn Off Microsoft Family Safety Features Pop-Ups?

As established in this article, pop-ups are often annoying, distracting, and a general nuisance.

Consequently, you must carefully examine your reasons for disabling Microsoft Family Safety pop-ups.

The methods discussed in this article can help you remove most of these feature pop-ups.