Protect a Windows 11 device with Safe Surfer
It’s easy with Safe Surfer to block harmful online content on a Windows 11 device. On your first protection installation, it will take around 20 minutes for the full installation, or 30 minutes for the entire guide.
On the device to be protected, click the Microsoft Edge app (or any other web browser app, such as Google Chrome) on the taskbar.
Visit the Safe Surfer dashboard (https://my.safesurfer.io) and log in to your account. Click the Devices menu on the left-hand sidebar, then click the New device option.
Click the option labelled "This device".
Click the option labelled "Get the Windows app".
This area lets you download the correct app installer for this device. In most cases, you will be downloading the installer that has been preselected for you (that is, the 64-bit version). If this is a Copilot+ PC (that is, a special line of AI PCs first released in 2024), click the arrow button found next to the Download for Windows button to select the ARM64 installer instead. Otherwise, continue by clicking the Download for Windows button.
Once the app installer has finished downloading, click it on the Downloads list to open it.
Click the Install button.
In certain situations, the app installer might need to download some required Microsoft software to run the app, which can take a moment. If this process takes more than five minutes, you can find more information by clicking this link.
Once the app has opened, click the Install protection button.
Click the Connect button.
The app will automatically retrieve for you the model name of this device. If you like, you can enter a friendly name for this device. Once you're ready, click the Next button.
Click the Sign in option.
Enter your account details, then click the Log in button.
Click the Finish button. When Windows asks for your permission to make changes with Windows Command Processor, click the Yes button.
If you would like to block VPN web browser extensions, click the Yes button (and when Windows asks for your permission to make changes with Windows Command Processor, click the following Yes button). Otherwise, click the No button.
Back in the web browser app, the Safe Surfer dashboard will automatically take you to the new listing for this device. If the listing reports that this device isn't connected, simply refresh the page. If you like, you can change the block settings now by clicking the Blocking link (or you can do this later on your own device through the dashboard website). Once you're finished, click the three-dot button at the upper-right corner of the dashboard > Log out.
Visit the Safe Surfer home website (https://safesurfer.io) to verify the protection installation. The protection bubble should report that this device is protected.
In addition, you can visit ExampleAdultSite.com to see blocking in action. This is a safe website for testing if pornographic websites are being blocked. If it's not blocked, you'll need to review the previous steps.
Click this link to find out how to stop Safe Surfer from being uninstalled.
On Windows 11, due to how its networking technology works behind the scenes, it might take up to a minute to get internet connectivity after turning on the device. This is normal behaviour, because the device is busy connecting to our cloud servers.
Great work! This device is now fully protected. If you have any other Windows 11 devices you would like to protect, simply start again from the top of the guide. If you would like to protect a different kind of device, visit our Guides article.
Step 1: Visit the Safe Surfer dashboard
On the device to be protected, click the Microsoft Edge app (or any other web browser app, such as Google Chrome) on the taskbar.
Visit the Safe Surfer dashboard (https://my.safesurfer.io) and log in to your account. Click the Devices menu on the left-hand sidebar, then click the New device option.
Click the option labelled "This device".
Click the option labelled "Get the Windows app".
Step 2: Install protection
This area lets you download the correct app installer for this device. In most cases, you will be downloading the installer that has been preselected for you (that is, the 64-bit version). If this is a Copilot+ PC (that is, a special line of AI PCs first released in 2024), click the arrow button found next to the Download for Windows button to select the ARM64 installer instead. Otherwise, continue by clicking the Download for Windows button.
Once the app installer has finished downloading, click it on the Downloads list to open it.
Click the Install button.
In certain situations, the app installer might need to download some required Microsoft software to run the app, which can take a moment. If this process takes more than five minutes, you can find more information by clicking this link.
Once the app has opened, click the Install protection button.
Click the Connect button.
The app will automatically retrieve for you the model name of this device. If you like, you can enter a friendly name for this device. Once you're ready, click the Next button.
Click the Sign in option.
Enter your account details, then click the Log in button.
Click the Finish button. When Windows asks for your permission to make changes with Windows Command Processor, click the Yes button.
If you would like to block VPN web browser extensions, click the Yes button (and when Windows asks for your permission to make changes with Windows Command Processor, click the following Yes button). Otherwise, click the No button.
Back in the web browser app, the Safe Surfer dashboard will automatically take you to the new listing for this device. If the listing reports that this device isn't connected, simply refresh the page. If you like, you can change the block settings now by clicking the Blocking link (or you can do this later on your own device through the dashboard website). Once you're finished, click the three-dot button at the upper-right corner of the dashboard > Log out.
Step 3: Verify protection
Visit the Safe Surfer home website (https://safesurfer.io) to verify the protection installation. The protection bubble should report that this device is protected.
In addition, you can visit ExampleAdultSite.com to see blocking in action. This is a safe website for testing if pornographic websites are being blocked. If it's not blocked, you'll need to review the previous steps.
Step 4: Stop uninstallation
Click this link to find out how to stop Safe Surfer from being uninstalled.
Protection complete
On Windows 11, due to how its networking technology works behind the scenes, it might take up to a minute to get internet connectivity after turning on the device. This is normal behaviour, because the device is busy connecting to our cloud servers.
Great work! This device is now fully protected. If you have any other Windows 11 devices you would like to protect, simply start again from the top of the guide. If you would like to protect a different kind of device, visit our Guides article.
Updated on: 15/10/2024
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