The process Family Safety Client is part of the Windows Live Family Safety software, which installs through the file fsui.exe. This is a type of child safety program installed on computers to protect kids from harmful websites or content while they are on the computer and browsing through the Internet. The file basically gives parents and guardians control over websites that the kids can visit while they are online. There are options that allow adults to limit search results yielded by search engines online, by blocking specific sites, keywords or key phrases. The fsui.exe file specifically provides a System Tray access to the software’s applications, to enable parents and guardians to easily change the settings of the program according to what they deem is best for each child in the household. The file has a standard location on disk of C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Family Safety\fsui.exe. Disabling the file does not disable all the monitoring and security features of the software.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. fsui.exe. is used by Family Safety Client, If you shut down fsui.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop fsui.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Family Safety Client, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed fsui.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Family Safety Client, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if fsui.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that fsui.exe, belongs to, in this case Family Safety Client