How to Block an IP Address in Windows
Some websites should be blocked from kids or for other reasons. If there is a website that you need to block you can block the IP address of that site by editing a file in Notepad. Once you block the IP address for that site, future attempts to navigate to it will result in the message "Page cannot be displayed."
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Instructions
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Click "Start" and "Computer." Click the hard drive (C:) under "Hard Disk Drives." Click the folders "Windows," "System32," "Drivers" and then "etc."
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Right click the "Hosts" file, select "Open With" and select "Notepad."
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Scroll to the bottom of the page and type "127.0.0.1 unwantedsite.com. Replace "unwantedsite" with the website address you want to block. Press "Enter" two times.
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Click "File" and then "Save." Click "File" then "Exit" to close Notepad.
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