Limiting Gaming & App Time With SprintWork

Blocking or Limiting Usage Times of Games and Applications

SprintWork allows you to reclaim your focus by restricting access to distracting desktop applications. You can choose to block a program entirely, or set up strict daily schedules and time limits.

Step 1: Select the Application

Open 'Monitoring Settings' and navigate to the 'Programs' tab. Browse to the executable (`.exe`) file of the specific program or game you wish to block, or choose it directly from the drop-down list of active software.

Adding an application to the SprintWork block list
Selecting an application to block or restrict within SprintWork.

Step 2: Configure the Timeframe

If you want to only block this application during specific times of the day or days of the week, or if you want to set a total daily usage time limit: change the block type setting to "at these times".

Use the visual grid to highlight the exact hours during which the application should be blocked.

Configuring specific blocking hours for an application in SprintWork
Using the timeframe grid to establish blocked usage hours.

Step 3: Set Daily Limits (Optional)

In addition to specific scheduling, you can set a hard cap on how long the application can be used per day (e.g., allowing only 1 hour of total gaming per day). Configure this under the Total Time Allowed tab.

Setting a total daily usage limit for a game or application in SprintWork
Setting a maximum daily time allowance.
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