Hi, right click on Notepad and run as administrator, then press Ctrl + O, and browse to
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
***Make sure you set the file type to All files
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Im trying to block toxic sites that i just unheathly go to, by setting this up of what i found of a way to block, and then i was going to turn me to standard and have my friend be admin but for someone reason it still saids i dont have permission. what am i doing wrong iv literally tried these two youtube videos and its not resolved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeARH0JrWNc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZwm7mvBi8&feature=emb_imp_woyt
Both Windows 10 and Mac have a hosts file you can use to disable websites. With this trick you can redirect all traffic from that domain to your local machine, causing them to simply stop loading. Here’s how to do it in Windows 10:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
hosts
file and open it using Notepad or some other text editor. Create a new line at the bottom of the file by tapping Enter.127.0.0.1
and then type the URL of the domain you want to block. For instance if you want to hide Facebook, the line will look like this: 127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
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Hi, right click on Notepad and run as administrator, then press Ctrl + O, and browse to
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
***Make sure you set the file type to All files
RottweilerX
my internet provider is comcast thou will this still work?
AW
Okay but when i put the website to block and saved it didnt do anything i still was able to get on the website
You need to remove the # from the start of the line.
Also the block should look like:
127.0.0.1 www.google.com
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
i.e. block the entire domain
not www.facebook.com/someotherpage
You may also have to clean the cache of the browser before testing.
RottweilerX
my internet provider is comcast thou will this still work?
Absolutely! I did this with Comcast for many years when my son was young.
You are simply replacing Comcast's DNS with OpenDNS. It's no problem for Comcast.