Sunday, May 9, 2010

Block sites using Command Prompt In Windows 7

How to block the unwanted sites in Windows 7 Using Command Prompt?

Here are few simple steps to block the unwanted sites in your windows 7 PC using command prompt

  • Type in CMD in start menu and run the command prompt in admin mode by right click and run as administrator.
  • Then type in commands cd drivers/etc/
  • Now you are in directory path c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/
  • you will find the file named hosts in etc directory.
  • Edit the file hosts by the command edit hosts. Then at the end of the file add following lines.
  • 127.0.0.1 www.examplesite.com here www.examplesite.com is the website id that you want to block in your computer. You can block multiple websites by multiple lines as shown above.
  • Then save and exit the command prompt.