BLOCKING SELECTED WEBSITES USING THE WINDOWS HOST FILE
Blocking selected websites using the host file In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to block sites on a windows pc using the windows host file. This post may appear a little clumsy, but I pray it can help you get what you want. So follow these steps to block any site that you do not want other users to access from your computer STEP ONE: Log in to your computer as an administrator. STEP TWO: Navigate to your OS drive (the drive mounted by your operating system for example local disk c) and locate the folder saved as windows. Then locate system32, then locate drivers, then head to etc. you will then see a file saved as hosts with the extension “file”. STEP THREE: Open the file using notepad and scroll to the bottom of it. Now type 127.0.0.1 then followed by the web address that you want to block. For example: 127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com So type the list with each entry below another. STEP FOUR: When you are done with the entry, press ctrl plu...