How to Remove Parental Controls

Parental Controls can be used to protect children from certain Web sites.

Internet Explorer comes preinstalled with a parental controls feature. The parental controls feature allows parents to create filters and settings to block Web sites that they do not want their children to access. In addition, the parental controls feature can block files from being downloaded without a parental controls password. Unfortunately, some users have experienced situations where Internet Explorer has prompted them for a parental controls password despite never having set up parental controls. Other users may simply want to remove the parental controls feature after setting it up.

Instructions

1. Click on the "Start" menu.

2. Click on "Run."

3. Type "regedit" (without the quotation marks) into the open box and click "OK." The Registry Editor will open.

4. Locate the following registry key in the left pane of the Registry Editor and click the "+" symbol next to it.

   "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System"

5. Right-click on the "Ratings" folder that appeared when you clicked the "+," and select "Delete." This will remove the parental codes.

References

• Microsoft Windows: Internet Explorer Parental Controls
• Intelli Admin: IE Parental Controls