Sometimes it may be necessary to block a website for privacy,due to adult content or simply to avoid websites which use a large amount of bandwidth. Here is the simplest and most effective way to block all access to certain websites or domains.
Steps
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Open the windows HOST file.
In Windows 7, Vista, and XP it should be located in the following
directory (or the drive in which windows is installed)
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\
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- Edit the file named HOST in notepad.
- Set it up. Add the following line of code to the bottom of the file: 127.0.0.1 localhost
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4Block each website. For each website you wish to block add a new line of code: 127.0.0.1 website to block (see the next step for an example).
- Example: 127.0.0.1 facebook.com
- Save the file. File-> Save-> Yes Overwrite
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7Reboot. Restart the computer.
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