Overview

• Users reported since early June that Chrome will not open or closes immediately on Windows PCs with Microsoft’s Family Safety enabled.
• A Microsoft Community Manager confirmed the bug stems from Family Safety’s inappropriate website filter.
• Microsoft has acknowledged the problem and is developing a patch, though it has not provided a release date.
• Workarounds include renaming Chrome.exe or disabling the web filter in Family Safety.
• These measures restore browser access but bypass parental controls, exposing children to unfiltered content, while other browsers like Firefox and Opera continue to operate normally.