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Your first day with LeadMeNot
Everything from creating your account on the web to your first rule in the Windows app.
39 steps · about 18 min
Set up LeadMeNot for your child, spouse or someone else
Whose account, whose email, and how you stay in control.
6 steps · about 3 min
Set up LeadMeNot on Windows
Create your account on the web, install, sign in, and check it works.
7 steps · about 5 min
Limit or block apps & sites
Block an app or website
Stop a site or program from opening at all.
7 steps · about 2 min
Block an app or website at certain hours
For example, nothing during work hours, or nothing after 10pm.
7 steps · about 3 min
Limit time on an app or website
Use it for a set amount of time each day, then it's blocked.
8 steps · about 3 min
Block a keyword or phrase
Block or monitor pages that contain words you choose, in every app and browser.
6 steps · about 3 min
Block porn & explicit content
Stop gambling
Accountability partner
Lock it down
Change or allow something
Allow an app or website that's being blocked
Whitelist something you need, like your bank or a work tool.
4 steps · about 2 min
Blocking isn't working on Windows
Make sure you're on the latest version and signed in.
6 steps · about 2 min
Exam or proctoring software conflicts
Online exam tools can clash with LeadMeNot.
2 steps · about 2 min
Permission pop-ups after an update
Pop-ups that started after updating LeadMeNot.
2 steps · about 2 min
Turn a rule off (what Safe Wall does)
Switching anything off goes through your Safe Wall. Here's what you'll see.
6 steps · about 2 min
What happens when something is blocked
The screen you'll see, and what to do if it's wrong.
2 steps · about 1 min
Your journey
Account & billing
Add LeadMeNot to another device
One account covers all your devices. Here's how to add a laptop, tablet or second phone.
4 steps · about 3 min
Change your email, name or password
What you can change yourself, and what we change for you.
4 steps · about 1 min
See or remove your devices
Check which devices use your plan, and free up a slot.
2 steps · about 1 min
Manage or renew your subscription
Check your plan, upgrade, or renew after it lapses.
2 steps · about 1 min