Times Up for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJuly 15, 2009

If your kids are constantly fighting turf wars over the PC, consider hiring Times Up as your home police officer. This effective but somewhat complicated program lets parents control how long their children can use the computer. Unfortunately, the interface is fairly complicated, so less computer-savvy adults may need their kids' help to set the program up. In a small concession toward user-friendliness, the latest version includes a wizard for setting up Windows accounts. Once you get situated, you can schedule access to the computer by specifying days of the week and hours of the day. We were a little put off, however, by the lack of parameters for entering dates. Times Up isn't the easiest admin program to use, but if you're willing to put in a little effort it can still bring some order to the nightly struggle over the PC.

What’s new in version 3.2

Minor update and bug fixes.

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GENERAL

Release: April 23, 2007

Latest update: July 15, 2009

Version: 3.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 10
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

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Total Downloads: 3,731

Downloads Last Week: 0

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1/5

1 User Votes

Not very intuitive
shirley2828January 10, 2011
Pros
Actually none.
Cons
Interface is hard to understand. You must create a new account for each user, and you cannot choose the an existing Windows username. Weird approach. After doing this, there seem to be no possibility to add another user.
Summary

Developer’s Description

Control and manage the time your children spend logged onto the computer.

This simple tool is for parents who want to control the amount of time their children spend logged onto the computer. Manage each child's access separately and extend time as needed. Have the computer automatically kick the child off at a reasonable hour; it's hard to argue with the computer. Includes following features: User can select the size of the clock display. Support for x64 versions of Windows XP/2003/Vista. System configuration wizard. Password protection entry to user configuration.

Version 3.2 is a bug-fixing release.