What are the parental controls within Windows 8 and how do I use them?

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Published on 2012-11-01T17:54:41Z Indexed on 2012/11/08 17:06 UTC
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I've got some little ones that I want to be able to use my PC, BUT I don't want them using my account since it's an admin account. I've created a user account for them without admin privileges and now I'm looking to see if there is a way to do the following:

Prevent them from downloading/purchasing Metro apps
Limit amount of time on Computer
Limit time of day they can access
Limit internet browsing based on age
Prevent them from installing desktop applications
Any other parental controls that I can set

I'm looking for a good exhaustive overview of the parental controls found within Windows 8 and a brief synopsis on how to use those tools.

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