Parental controls free trial: try FamilyProtect for 14 days
Yes. FamilyProtect comes with a 14-day free trial that unlocks the full product on every Windows PC in your home. We take a card at signup so protection never lapses the day the trial ends, and if you cancel any time before then you pay nothing. Here is exactly how it works, with no small print you have to go hunting for.
What do I actually get during the trial?
Everything. This is not a stripped-back demo or a “trial tier” with the useful parts locked away. For 14 days you have the complete product: device-level content filtering on every Windows PC you add, the locked configuration a child on a standard account cannot switch off, the continuous checks that show the true protected state per device, and the parent dashboard. One trial covers your whole family, not a single machine.
That matters, because the only honest way to judge a safety tool is to run it on the devices you actually worry about. Add the kids’ laptops, switch protection on, and watch it reach each PC in minutes. If you want the full picture of what “on” does under the hood, that is in how DNS Protection works on Windows.
Why do you ask for a card up front?
So there is no gap in protection on day 15. A trial that quietly switches off the moment it ends leaves your family unprotected at exactly the point you have stopped thinking about it. By taking a card at signup, protection simply carries on when the trial converts, with nothing for you to remember and no lapse for a kid to notice.
The trade is that we are honest about it: this is a real subscription that starts free, not a no-strings sample. You stay in control. Cancel any time in those 14 days and you are never charged a penny.
What happens when the 14 days are up?
The trial converts to the standard monthly subscription automatically, and protection keeps running without a break. It is a flat price that covers every Windows PC in your home, which you can see in full on our pricing page.
You will not be caught out by the switch. A few days before your trial ends, we email you a reminder so you have time to decide. If the product is not for you, that reminder is your cue to cancel before the trial converts.
How do I cancel, and what does it cost?
Cancel from the billing section of your account. The timing is the only thing to keep track of:
- Cancel before day 14 and the trial simply ends. You pay nothing, and protection stops when the trial would have converted.
- Cancel after it converts and you keep protection until the end of the month you have already paid for, then it stops. No lock-in, no contract, no cancellation fee.
There is no penalty for trying it and walking away. That is the point of a trial.
Is 14 days really long enough to decide?
For this kind of tool, yes, because the thing you are testing shows up fast. Protection reaches your first PC within minutes of switching it on, so you are not waiting days to see it work. Two weeks is enough to add every family device, let normal use happen, and check the dashboard tells you the truth about each one.
If you are still weighing whether you need a paid tool at all, that is a fair question to settle first. We would rather you read are free parental controls enough? and start with the free options if that suits your house. The trial is here for the families who find, as most do with a capable teenager, that the free floor leaves a gap.
Start the trial
FamilyProtect is live today for Windows PCs. If you want to see it on your own devices before you pay for anything, start your 14-day free trial and protection reaches your first PC in minutes.