How to Block Individual Websites

You can block individual websites on your computer.

You might choose to block individual websites for various reasons. For example, perhaps the website includes malware and is harmful to your computer. You also might choose to block websites because the sites include information you find offensive. Parents often block websites to protect their children from influences they deem inappropriate. Blocking an individual website takes only a few moments to do and requires no real Internet expertise--just a basic knowledge of how the Internet works.

Instructions

1. Launch Internet Explorer.

2. Click the "Tools" menu at the top of the page and select "Internet Options." A new dialog box will open.

3. Select the "Content" tab. Click the "Enable" button, which is found under the "Content Advisor" heading. The "Content Advisor" window will open.

4. Select the "Approved Sites" tab.

5. Type an asterisk, a period and the top-level domain and second-level domain of the domain name of the website you want to block. For example, if you wanted to block Google, you would type "*.google.com." Do not include the quotation marks.

6. Click the "Never" button. Then click the "OK" button. You now have blocked an individual website.

References

• Tech Toggle: How to Block Websites on Internet Explorer?

Resources

• Apple: About Parental Controls