How to limit access to games and purchases on Steam

If you or your child have an account in the popular entertainment online platform Steam, find out about new opportunities blocking inappropriate content and activities. For example, you can limit access to violent games or unplanned purchases of new games, in-game items and bonuses.

More than two thousand. Games for every taste, more than 40 million. players, Windows Support, Mac and Linux - it's Steam Community. The development of one of the most popular entertainment online platforms is by leaps and bounds. Service involves in their ranks an increasing number of people who spend an increasing amount of money on purchasing games and related content. But Steam Team profits - is not only fun, but at times, and headache. Rash emotional buying children games, things for game characters and a variety of bonuses, forced Steam update your client by introducing into it a system of parental control. If you want to limit yourself, or a loved pastime for children from violent games, and to prohibit the purchase of new games and various in-game content, pay attention to our mini-guide.

To go to the options of access simply click on the menu review Steam-client, open settings and choose Family. Locking means job PIN-code different from Steam profile password.

You can block access to certain games like your profile and use the search. Unfortunately, there is no possibility of defining games search by age rating. Therefore, to set up access to the games to minors is through permission already in place in the games library.

It is also important to note that the chat service is also blocked. This check you can isolate your child from unwanted communication network to a specific audience.

When activated the restrictions at the top will be a new icon indicating the Activate or deactivate family viewing. A green icon indicates the inclusion of the child's restricted access mode, red - the shutdown. To obtain full rights need to click on the icon and enter a PIN-code. Disable or modify access settings also require entering the correct password.

Pros innovations Steam obvious. Closure of certain features to avoid meeting children with unwanted content and protect parental purse against unplanned expenses.