Help/Game Filter
Feature guide

Game Filter — control games, not the whole PC

Block a game the moment you know its name — by category, one specific app, or on a schedule. It's the twin of Web Filter, and renaming the game's file won't get around it.

For your child's Windows PC · blocks by app, so homework still works
Getting there

Open Game Filter

On the device, open the Lọc game tab in the bottom bar. It works exactly like Web Filter — three quick actions on top:

Quick Check

Test whether a game is blocked, and see why.

Statistics

See the apps your child uses most.

Add game

Add one specific app to block or allow.

And the same three tabs:

Group

Block whole app categories.

Direct

Block or allow one specific app.

By schedule

Allow an app only during set hours.

1Group tab

Block whole categories

In the Nhóm tab, flip a category's switch to Chặn (block) or Mở (allow) — every app in it follows. Use the search box at the top to find any app or game.

Example categories
GamesSocialMessagingStreamingLearningOther
Blocked  ·  Allowed  ·  categories are managed for you (examples shown)
Quick shortcut: at the top of the Nhóm tab, tap the search box (“Search for any app/game”), find an app, and flip its switch to Chặn or Mở — it becomes an always-block / always-allow rule in the Trực tiếp tab. Tapping a category instead lets you browse and re-group its apps.
2Direct tab

Block one specific app

Tap Add game (top right). Game Filter identifies apps by their executable file, so type the .exe — not a website. Suggestions surface known apps as you type.

Executable file * — e.g. RobloxPlayerBeta.exe   + an optional Display name (e.g. Roblox). Suggestions are tagged Configured, System or Dictionary — apps have no AI classification.
By group

Assign it to a category and follow that category's setting.

Block directly

Always blocked — ignoring group and schedule.

Allow directly

Always allowed — ignoring group and schedule.

The executable name is required; for By group, choosing a category is required. Tap Add app to save.
Tamper-proof

Renaming the file won't bypass it

A common trick is to rename a game's .exe to slip past filters. KidSafe recognizes the app itself — not just its filename — so a game you've blocked stays blocked even if it's renamed.

3By schedule tab

Allow a game only in set hours

Apps here are allowed only during the windows you set in the device's App Block Schedule — e.g. games only after 6 PM. To move an app here, open it in the Direct tab and choose “Switch to schedule”. The hours themselves live in the Schedule screen, not in Game Filter.

Quick Check

Test a game in seconds

Tap Quick Check (top-left) and pick a game (Roblox, Minecraft…). You'll see instantly whether it's blocked — tap a result for the reason.

RobloxPlayerBeta.exeCategory: GamesBlocked
Minecraft.exeCategory: GamesBlocked
Zoom.exeAllowed directlyAllowed

Illustration only — names are examples.

How it resolves

Which rule wins?

When several rules touch one app, KidSafe decides top-down:

  1. 1Direct block / allow — always wins.
  2. 2By group — follows the assigned category.
  3. 3Schedule — blocked outside the set hours.
  4. 4Category — follows the category's on/off switch.
  5. 5Default — allowed.
In short: a direct block/allow on a game overrides its category and its schedule.
Tips & Q&A

Getting the most out of it

Where should I start?+

In the Group tab, block the Games category. Then, for any game you do allow, add it in Direct as Allow directly.

My child renamed the game file — is it still blocked?+

Yes. KidSafe recognizes the app itself, not just its filename — so renaming it doesn't help.

Allow one game but block the rest?+

Block the Games category, then add that one game as Allow directly — a direct rule overrides the category.

Will this block school or work apps too?+

No. Only what you block is blocked. Filtering is per-app, so the PC stays usable for homework and study.