How to Block an Unwanted Website

The Internet Explorer Web browser has a content advisor tool. The content advisor allows you to control website access, including restricting access to a particular website. The common reason for website blocking is to prevent children from surfing inappropriate Internet domains.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Blocking a Website

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Click the menu "Tools > Internet Options." Select the tab "Content."

3. Click the button "Settings" under "Content Advisor." Type the supervisor password (see Section 2) and click "OK."

4. Select the tab "Approved Sites" in the content advisor window.

5. Type a website address (URL) in the field and click "Never." Then click "OK."

6. Click "OK" again to close the Internet options window.

Enabling the Content Advisor and Creating a Supervisor Password

7. Open Internet Explorer.

8. Click the menu "Tools > Internet Options." Select the tab "Content."

9. Click the button "Enable" under "Content Advisor" and select the tab "General."

10. Click "Create Password." Type any string in the password field, then retype it in the field "Confirm password." Provide a password hint and click "OK." It creates a supervisor password for the Content Advisor.

11. Check the box "Users can see websites that have no rating" under user options.

12. Uncheck the box "Supervisor can type a password ..." under user options.

13. Click "OK" to enable the Content Advisor.

Resources

• Content Advisor