How to Turn Off Parental Controls in Fortnite

With Fortnite amassing millions of players and exciting everyone with constant updates and iconic collabs from pop culture, it's no surprise that everyone wants to get in on the Battle Royale action, kids included. However, for parents who want to manage the time their children spend on Fortnite or those who want to keep their kids safe online, there are Parental Controls that can be activated.

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By Jake Fillery

Whether parents want to enable or disable Parental Controls in Fortnite, this guide will help them through the process with every step to ensure maximum safety is assured for children who just want to play Fortnite.

How to Set Up Parental Controls in Fortnite

To set up Parental Controls, players will first need to visit epicgames.com/login and log into the associated account that they wish to use Parental Controls on. This Epic Games account is associated with the Fortnite account, regardless of platform (Mobile/Switch/PlayStation/PC/Xbox). Once inside the login for the account, click the profile icon on the top right and head through the options menu to select Parental Controls. At this point, you can s et up a 6-digit PIN to enable Parental Controls, and now the Parental Control settings will be available for parents to check through so they can decide what restrictions they want to set.

If players have forgotten their Parental Controls PIN, they can select the Forgot your PIN? Option to receive an email from Epic Games with the associated Epic Games account to reset the PIN.

How to Disable Parental Controls in Fortnite

Disabling Parental Controls in Fortnite requires players to go in-game on the associated Fortnite account. Once in Fortnite, players want to hit the options button, where they will enter a menu, and the bottom symbol (three lines) will have the Parental Controls option. Players must select this option and enter their PIN, where at the bottom of the screen, they can select Disable. After selecting Disable and confirming, players will have successfully removed all Parental Control restrictions.

What Do Parental Controls Do in Fortnite?

Some parents might want to know what Parental Controls actually do, and how it can keep their children safe while they play Fortnite. Players can change their Parental Controls from their Epic Games account or from inside Fortnite itself. Listed below are the options that parents have available for their children with Parental Controls active:

Parental Controls	What it Does
Always Require a PIN for Purchase	Stops children from purchasing V-Bucks and other cosmetics with real money without permission.
Content Rating	Change what PEGI content players can access without a PIN.
Filter Mature Language	Ensures that children are not seeing mature language on the screen.
Require PIN to Add Epic Friends	Makes it so that children cannot add strangers to their friends' list without permission.
Voice Chat/Text Chat	Allows parents to control who their children talk to, whether it's everyone, friends, or nobody.
Time Limits	Sets time restrictions, which means children cannot access Fortnite after a certain time.
Time Reports	Allows parents to see how much time their child has spent in Fortnite.
AI Features	Provides permission to use voice chat to speak to AI characters, like Darth Vader.