Blog on PC security and setup
Practical how-tos: protect a study PC from distractions and limit the internet and apps without conflicts.
A child plays during online lessons: how to switch off Yandex.Games in the browser and refocus on school
Why kids massively switch to browser games during video lessons, why watching over the shoulder fails, and how to remove the temptation in one click while keeping Yandex Telemost and Zoom working.
How to block programs and games on Windows: 4 working methods
Forbidding .exe launches and games on Windows 10 and 11: Microsoft Family Safety, GPO policies, the DisallowRun registry key and a ready blocker with bypass protection.
How to block the internet except school websites: 5 methods
Comparing 5 ways to keep a computer open to study websites only: the hosts file, router settings, DNS filters, manual firewall rules and a ready whitelist.
Kid distracted during online lessons: what a parent can do
Why pleading and over-the-shoulder control fail, and 5 steps that make lesson time predictable without fights.
Whitelist or blacklist: which to choose for a study computer
Whitelist vs blacklist for websites, when each fits and why the default-deny principle is safer for school.
Can parental control be bypassed via a VPN
Four ways around a Windows block — VPN extensions, VPN clients, DNS-over-HTTPS and killing the program — and how each one is shut down.