How to turn off Parental Controls in Fortnite

Following the "Fortnite stuck on Birthday screen" issue, the search term "How to turn off Parental Controls in Fortnite" has been trending online. For most, bypassing this system is not needed as they're old enough to play the game and others that can be accessed via the EGS (Epic Games Store).

However, many players are still too young to be given access to the plethora of content that's available in-game and in the store. This is why Parental Controls have been implemented. That being said, turning it off in Fortnite is not that easy. Nevertheless, here's how to do it.

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A step-by-step on How to turn off Parental Controls in Fortnite

1) Go to Fortnite and select the 'Options Menu'

Look for the settings icon on the top left of the main screen (Image via Epic Games)

The first thing to do is to boot up the game and look for the tiny settings icon on the top left of the screen. The icon has three lines running parallel to one another. Click on it and wait for a new menu to appear.

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2) Click on 'Settings' and find the 'Parental Controls' tab

The "Parental Controls" tab is the third one from the top (Image via Epic Games)

Once it's loaded, find the icon that has three lines running parallel to one another and alongside a clog. After clicking on it, another set of options will be made available. Look for the 'Parental Controls' button and click on it. This takes care of the easy part of how to turn off Parental Controls in Fortnite.

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3) Enter the 6-digit pin to gain access to the settings

Enter the 6-digit pin to proceed (Image via Epic Games)

The hard part will be knowing the 6-digit pin that was used to create the parental lock. Unless your parents are willing to share these details, you will not be able to proceed further. For those who know the pin, go ahead and enter it to proceed.

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4) Find the 'Disable' button and press it to turn off Parental Controls in Fortnite

Press the "Disable" button to turn off Parental Controls (Image via Epic Games)

Once in the main Parental Control section, you will find numerous settings that you can tweak. For now, go ahead and press the 'Disable' button. Once the prompt appears, press 'Confirm' to turn off Parental Controls in Fortnite.

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How to turn off Parental Controls in Fortnite without using the 6-digit pin?

Incorrect pin? Sorry, can't help you (Image via Epic Games)

There's no way to finesse the system as Epic Games takes Parental Controls very seriously. Creating a new account will not help either as players will have to enter their credit card number to confirm their age.

In this scenario, if the 6-digit pin is unknown, the only thing that an individual player can do is wait a few years to turn older. While the "Forgot Pin" option can be used to change the 6-digit pin, it will only work if players have access to the email linked to the Epic Games account.