How to block Web Sites without any Softwares

Hello World!

Here is a simple solution for small businesses who cannot afford to buy a firewall with content filtering or are not able to setup an open source UTM server to block websites. below is a simple solution (not practicle but it works).

1] Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc 2] Find the file named "HOSTS" 3] Open it in notepad 4] Under "127.0.0.1 localhost" Add 127.0.0.1 sitenameyouwantblocked.com , and that site will no longer be accessable. 5] Done! --- How hosts file looks like when you enter the URL --- 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.1 www.blockedsite.com

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