Umka Parental Control
Umka Parental Control is a comprehensive parental control system designed for Windows. It includes applications for parents to manage internet access and enforce rules on children's devices. The project was developed as part of the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge and aims to enhance online safety for families.
- ▪Umka Parental Control consists of three applications: a parent tool, a child agent, and a removal utility.
- ▪The system allows parents to configure schedules, block internet access at night, and restrict websites.
- ▪The project evolved from a simple DNS blocker into a full-fledged parental control solution with stable operation on Windows 10 and 11.
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| Original publisher | DEV.to (Top) |
| Canonical URL | https://dev.to/uaumka/umka-parental-control-4lob |
| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 10:56:01 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-27T11:07:58.868Z |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3542729) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Андрей Воробъев Posted on May 27 Umka Parental Control #devchallenge #githubchallenge GitHub “Finish-Up-A-Thon” Challenge Submission This is a submission for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge What I Built Umka Parental Control is a complete parental control system for Windows. It consists of three applications: parent_app — a desktop tool for parents to configure schedules, night-time internet blocking, and website restrictions.
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