3DS:Remove Parental Controls - Revision history

Ihaveahax: Marked this version for translation

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Ihaveahax: translation tags

2025-08-21T01:57:16Z

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	{{shortcut\|3DS:RMPC}}		<languages/>{{shortcut\|3DS:RMPC}}
			<translate>
	This page is about how to remove Parental Controls, assuming you do not know the PIN or the answer to the secret question.		This page is about how to remove Parental Controls, assuming you do not know the PIN or the answer to the secret question.
			</translate>
	{{warning\|text='''Disclaimer:''' You should only do this on consoles that you fully own or where you have been granted permission. We are not liable for any consequences that may come from removing Parental Controls on someone else's console.}}		{{warning\|text=<translate>'''Disclaimer:''' You should only do this on consoles that you fully own or where you have been granted permission. We are not liable for any consequences that may come from removing Parental Controls on someone else's console.</translate>}}
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	== With homebrew (CFW required) ==		== With homebrew (CFW required) ==

	[[udb:3ds/3ds-parentalunlock\|3DS-ParentalUnlock]] can remove Parental Controls.		[[udb:3ds/3ds-parentalunlock\|3DS-ParentalUnlock]] can remove Parental Controls.
			</translate>
	{{info\|text=If you cannot enter Homebrew Launcher due to Parental Controls, try using a different target title to load homebrew: [[3DS:Troubleshooting/manually entering homebrew launcher]]}}		{{info\|text=<translate>If you cannot enter Homebrew Launcher due to Parental Controls, try using a different target title to load homebrew: {{ml\|3DS:Troubleshooting\|manually entering homebrew launcher}}</translate>}}
			<translate>
	== Using mkey generator (CFW not required) ==		== Using mkey generator (CFW not required) ==

	This method does not require custom firmware to be installed on your device, as it uses a website to generate a master key for your device.		This method does not require custom firmware to be installed on your device, as it uses a website to generate a master key for your device.
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			{{info\|text=<translate>If there is a Nintendo Network ID for a child linked to the console, Parental Controls cannot be disabled with System Settings. Instead you will need to use the homebrew program [[#With homebrew (CFW required)\|3DS-ParentalUnlock]]. Note that you can still set up homebrew and custom firmware even if Parental Controls are enabled.</translate>}}

	{{info\|text=If there is a Nintendo Network ID for a child linked to the console, Parental Controls cannot be disabled with System Settings. Instead you will need to use the homebrew program [[#With homebrew (CFW required)\|3DS-ParentalUnlock]]. Note that you can still set up homebrew and custom firmware even if Parental Controls are enabled.}}		# <translate>Launch System Settings on your console</translate>
			# <translate>Navigate to the Parental Controls menu</translate>
	#Launch System Settings on your console		# <translate>When asked if you would like to change your Parental Control settings, select "Forgot PIN"</translate>
	#Navigate to the Parental Controls menu		# <translate>When asked for the answer to your secret question, select "I Forgot"</translate>
	#When asked if you would like to change your Parental Control settings, select "Forgot PIN"		# <translate>If asked if you would like to send a master key to the e-mail address registered with the account, select "Cancel"</translate>
	#When asked for the answer to your secret question, select "I Forgot"		#* <translate>If you do not see this prompt, you should skip this step</translate>
	#If asked if you would like to send a master key to the e-mail address registered with the account, select "Cancel"		# <translate>You should now see a screen with the title "Obtaining a master key." Open the mkey generator at [https://mkey.nintendohomebrew.com Nintendo Homebrew] and input the following information:</translate>
	#*If you do not see this prompt, you should skip this step		#* <translate>Set the "Device type" to "3DS"</translate>
	#You should now see a screen with the title "Obtaining a master key." Open the mkey generator at [https://mkey.nintendohomebrew.com Nintendo Homebrew] and input the following information:		#* <translate>Set the "System date" to your console's current date, displayed at the top right of the top screen</translate>
	#*Set the "Device type" to "3DS"		#* <translate>Leave the "Additional data" field blank</translate>
	#*Set the "System date" to your console's current date, displayed at the top right of the top screen		#* <translate>Set the "Inquiry number" to the number in the middle of the bottom screen</translate>
	#*Leave the "Additional data" field blank		# <translate>Select the "Go" button on the website</translate>
	#*Set the "Inquiry number" to the number in the middle of the bottom screen		# <translate>Select the "OK" button on the console</translate>
	#Select the "Go" button on the website		# <translate>Input the master key outputted at the top of the webpage.</translate>
	#Select the "OK" button on the console		# <translate>When asked to choose a new PIN, select "Cancel"</translate>
	#Input the master key outputted at the top of the webpage.		# <translate>Select "Clear Settings" then "Delete" to delete Parental Controls</translate>
	#When asked to choose a new PIN, select "Cancel"		#* <translate>If settings cannot be deleted due to a child Nintendo Network ID being linked, instead change the PIN to one that you can remember and remove it later [[#With homebrew (CFW required)\|with homebrew]].</translate>
	#Select "Clear Settings" then "Delete" to delete Parental Controls
	#*If settings cannot be deleted due to a child Nintendo Network ID being linked, instead change the PIN to one that you can remember and remove it later [[#With homebrew (CFW required)\|with homebrew]].

	[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides]]		[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides{{#translation:}}]]

ManiacOfHomebrew: Change mkey link

2024-08-16T13:05:56Z

Change mkey link

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	#If asked if you would like to send a master key to the e-mail address registered with the account, select "Cancel"		#If asked if you would like to send a master key to the e-mail address registered with the account, select "Cancel"
	#*If you do not see this prompt, you should skip this step		#*If you do not see this prompt, you should skip this step
	#You should now see a screen with the title "Obtaining a master key." Open the mkey generator at [https://mkey.~~eiphax~~.~~tech/ eiphax~~] and input the following information:		#You should now see a screen with the title "Obtaining a master key." Open the mkey generator at [https://mkey.nintendohomebrew.com Nintendo Homebrew] and input the following information:
	#*Set the "Device type" to "3DS"		#*Set the "Device type" to "3DS"
	#*Set the "System date" to your console's current date, displayed at the top right of the top screen		#*Set the "System date" to your console's current date, displayed at the top right of the top screen

Ihaveahax: /* Using mkey generator (CFW not required) / #If settings cannot be deleted due to a child Nintendo Network ID being linked, instead change the PIN to one that you can remember and remove it later with homebrew.

2024-03-16T07:49:22Z

Using mkey generator (CFW not required): #*If settings cannot be deleted due to a child Nintendo Network ID being linked, instead change the PIN to one that you can remember and remove it later with homebrew.

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	#When asked to choose a new PIN, select "Cancel"		#When asked to choose a new PIN, select "Cancel"
	#Select "Clear Settings" then "Delete" to delete Parental Controls		#Select "Clear Settings" then "Delete" to delete Parental Controls
			#*If settings cannot be deleted due to a child Nintendo Network ID being linked, instead change the PIN to one that you can remember and remove it later [[#With homebrew (CFW required)\|with homebrew]].

	[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides]]		[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides]]

Ihaveahax: update disclaimer

2024-03-16T07:42:31Z

update disclaimer

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	This page is about how to remove Parental Controls, assuming you do not know the PIN or the answer to the secret question.		This page is about how to remove Parental Controls, assuming you do not know the PIN or the answer to the secret question.

	{{warning\|text='''Disclaimer:''' You should only do this on consoles that you fully own. We are not liable for any consequences that may come from removing Parental Controls on someone else's console.}}		{{warning\|text='''Disclaimer:''' You should only do this on consoles that you fully own or where you have been granted permission. We are not liable for any consequences that may come from removing Parental Controls on someone else's console.}}

	== With homebrew (CFW required) ==		== With homebrew (CFW required) ==

Ihaveahax: /* With homebrew (CFW required) */ link to 3DS:Troubleshooting/manually entering homebrew launcher

2024-03-16T07:41:52Z

With homebrew (CFW required): link to 3DS:Troubleshooting/manually entering homebrew launcher

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	[[udb:3ds/3ds-parentalunlock\|3DS-ParentalUnlock]] can remove Parental Controls.		[[udb:3ds/3ds-parentalunlock\|3DS-ParentalUnlock]] can remove Parental Controls.

			{{info\|text=If you cannot enter Homebrew Launcher due to Parental Controls, try using a different target title to load homebrew: [[3DS:Troubleshooting/manually entering homebrew launcher]]}}

	== Using mkey generator (CFW not required) ==		== Using mkey generator (CFW not required) ==

Ihaveahax: {{shortcut|3DS:RMPC}}

2024-02-16T16:32:55Z

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			{{shortcut\|3DS:RMPC}}
	This page is about how to remove Parental Controls, assuming you do not know the PIN or the answer to the secret question.		This page is about how to remove Parental Controls, assuming you do not know the PIN or the answer to the secret question.

Ihaveahax: move "With homebrew (CFW required)" to top

2024-02-07T18:04:10Z

move "With homebrew (CFW required)" to top

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	{{warning\|text='''Disclaimer:''' You should only do this on consoles that you fully own. We are not liable for any consequences that may come from removing Parental Controls on someone else's console.}}		{{warning\|text='''Disclaimer:''' You should only do this on consoles that you fully own. We are not liable for any consequences that may come from removing Parental Controls on someone else's console.}}

			== With homebrew (CFW required) ==

			[[udb:3ds/3ds-parentalunlock\|3DS-ParentalUnlock]] can remove Parental Controls.

	== Using mkey generator (CFW not required) ==		== Using mkey generator (CFW not required) ==
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	#When asked to choose a new PIN, select "Cancel"		#When asked to choose a new PIN, select "Cancel"
	#Select "Clear Settings" then "Delete" to delete Parental Controls		#Select "Clear Settings" then "Delete" to delete Parental Controls

	~~==With homebrew (CFW required)==~~

	~~[[udb:3ds/3ds-parentalunlock\|3DS-ParentalUnlock]] can remove Parental Controls.~~

	[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides]]		[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides]]

Ihaveahax: /* Using mkey generator (CFW not required) */ child NNID note

2024-01-17T20:08:00Z

Using mkey generator (CFW not required): child NNID note

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	This method does not require custom firmware to be installed on your device, as it uses a website to generate a master key for your device.		This method does not require custom firmware to be installed on your device, as it uses a website to generate a master key for your device.

			{{info\|text=If there is a Nintendo Network ID for a child linked to the console, Parental Controls cannot be disabled with System Settings. Instead you will need to use the homebrew program [[#With homebrew (CFW required)\|3DS-ParentalUnlock]]. Note that you can still set up homebrew and custom firmware even if Parental Controls are enabled.}}

	#Launch System Settings on your console		#Launch System Settings on your console

ManiacOfHomebrew: grammar

2024-01-16T16:43:30Z

grammar

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	#You should now see a screen with the title "Obtaining a master key." Open the mkey generator at [https://mkey.eiphax.tech/ eiphax] and input the following information:		#You should now see a screen with the title "Obtaining a master key." Open the mkey generator at [https://mkey.eiphax.tech/ eiphax] and input the following information:
	#*Set the "Device type" to "3DS"		#*Set the "Device type" to "3DS"
	#*Set the "System date" to your console's current date, displayed on the top right of the top screen		#*Set the "System date" to your console's current date, displayed at the top right of the top screen
	#*Leave the "Additional data" field blank		#*Leave the "Additional data" field blank
	#*Set the "Inquiry number" to the number in the middle of the bottom screen		#*Set the "Inquiry number" to the number in the middle of the bottom screen
	#Select the "Go" button on the website		#Select the "Go" button on the website
	#Select the "OK" button on the console		#Select the "OK" button on the console
	#Input the master key ~~that the website~~ outputted at the top of the ~~page~~		#Input the master key outputted at the top of the webpage.
	#When asked to choose a new PIN, select "Cancel"		#When asked to choose a new PIN, select "Cancel"
	#Select "Clear Settings" then "Delete" to delete Parental Controls		#Select "Clear Settings" then "Delete" to delete Parental Controls