How To Block A Specific Website? | Without Software | Windows & MACs

Steps To Block Specific Websites

For Windows :

1. Find your computer's HOSTS file. 
     i.e,  C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

2. If the file is missing simply create create a new one by going to:
    File >> New >> Text File. 
    Name it  "HOSTS" without the .txt

3. Open the hosts file using Notepad. Right-click and select Open With >> Notepad.

4. Add new entries to block at the bottom of the file. For example, if you wish to blockexample-site.com,add this to the bottom of the hosts file:

127.0.0.1     example-site.com

5. Save the file.

For Macs :

1. Change to the Finder
2. Click on the "Go" menu, "Go to Folder..."
3. Type "/etc/" in the dialogue box that pops up and click "Go".
4. Open file named "Hosts".
5. Add the following entries to the file:

127.0.0.1 example_site.com
127.0.0.1 www.example_site.com

6. Please note that you should add both "example_site.com" and "www.example_site.com" to the list. if you don't, the block might not work properly.