LoginLimiter

LoginLimiter is a service-utility that bounds the duration a user can be logged in per day on the computer. The tool can come in handy for those using family computers that minors have access to and that want to make sure that their children do not spend their entire day in front of the PC.

The tool does not have an interface per se and, since it can be accessed and managed from the Task Manager, it is designed more as a service. Optionally, a notification tray can be run, just to know that it is on. All configuration, including the duration of computer usage, are done from the JSON file. In fact, the utility enables users to set a duration for any day of the week from the same file.

It is important to note that once the time is done, there is no way to add extra time. In case additional time is needed, then the only way to do it is to manually add the time and restart the application. The developer specifies that the timer is read by the tool at startup, so they can be modified as they are overwritten every minute. In the eventuality that the JSON file is deleted accidentally, then the app creates a new file with 0 minutes remaining.