Windows Parental Controls Are Blocking Chrome

david.emery writes: Microsoft is making it harder to use Chrome on Windows. The culprit? This time, it's Windows' Family Safety feature. Since early this month, the parental control measure has prevented users from opening Chrome. Strangely, no other apps or browsers appear to be affected.

Redditors first reported the issue on June 3. u/Witty-Discount-2906 posted that Chrome crashed on Windows 11. 'Just flashes quickly, unable to open with no error message,' they wrote. Another user chimed in with a correct guess. 'This may be related to Parental Controls,' u/duk242 surmised. 'I've had nine students come see the IT Desk in the last hour saying Chrome won't open.'

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