Block Websites Using Windows Hosts Fileon computer

Block Websites Using Windows Hosts File

1. Go to My Computer
2. Locate the drive where Windows has been installed on. (Basically it always C Drive) and go to Windows => System32 =>drivers =>etc
3. Here you will get a file named hosts.
4. Right click on hosts file & open it with notepad.
5. Go to the last line and use IP: 127.0.0.1 to block any website. Simply add website address after this IP (there must be a space between IP and website link) example: 127.0.0.1 facebook.com
6. After adding websites address in that file, Simply save the file on the same location or press Ctrl + S.
7. Now you have done.

Another way to locate hosts files folder
1. Open Run box by press Windows key + R or Go to start menu and click on Run.

2. Copy-Paste below code in the Run box and press Enter. You will see hosts file there.

  %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\

3. Now follow steps given in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th line above.

I hope this will help parents to control their childrens online activities. Please share your views via comment below.

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