The parent sets the boundary
The parent protects the Windows Administrator account and chooses the normal weekday, weekend and scheduled offline times.
ScreenPact for Windows
What is ScreenPact?
ScreenPact is a local-first Windows internet timer for families. A parent sets the boundary; a child can see, start, pause and budget the available time.
The short answer
ScreenPact helps a family manage entertainment internet time on one Windows 10 or 11 PC without recording the child’s websites, applications, messages, screenshots or location. It turns an invisible parent rule into a visible daily allowance.
One focused job
A visible agreement instead of repeated reminders.
The child manages the budget
The child sees the remaining time and decides when to start, pause or save it for later that day.
The PC keeps the agreement
While Protection is on, ScreenPact pauses external internet access when time finishes or a scheduled block begins.
Simple Windows internet-time management.
- Runs locally on one compatible Windows PC
- Shows a visible daily countdown
- Lets a child start and pause usable time
- Supports weekday, weekend, school-time and bedtime rules
- Keeps parent settings behind a private passcode
No hidden surveillance or feature pile-up.
- No website or application history
- No message, screenshot or location monitoring
- No individual website or app filtering
- No cloud activity dashboard
- No multi-device synchronization in v1.2.3
Official product identity
ScreenPact for Windows is published at screenpact.com.
The ScreenPact described on this website is Windows family internet-time software. It is not affiliated with iPhone or iPad applications that use the same or a similar ScreenPact name. The official Windows installer is linked from screenpact.com and the ScreenPact GitHub release repository.
- Official name
- ScreenPact for Windows
- Official website
- screenpact.com
- Platform
- 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11
- Current release
- ScreenPact v1.2.3
- Publisher contact
- support@screenpact.com
An ordinary evening
Start, take a break, keep the time left.
Suppose you agree on 45 minutes today. This is an example, not a recommended allowance. Keep the parent's Windows account as Administrator and the child's account as Standard, even on a computer used only by the child. Protection must be on for ScreenPact to enforce the rules.
- Ready to play: with a usable network connection and no scheduled block, the child clicks the blue button. It turns red and the countdown starts.
- Time for dinner: after using 20 minutes, the child finishes or leaves the match, then clicks red to pause. Internet access stops; the remaining 25 minutes are kept for later that day.
- Back later: when access is available, blue starts the remaining time again. At zero, the button is yellow and the allowance is finished. Yellow with time left can also mean a network problem; check the status message.
Pausing does not freeze an online match. ScreenPact controls the PC's external internet access, not individual games, and does not stop offline play. See the software screens.
Try your family's agreement
Try ScreenPact for WindowsSee whether a visible budget helps your routine.
14-day trial on one compatible Windows PC. No credit card required. The software holds the time boundary; conversations and family decisions remain yours.