Block a website without using third-party software(For Windows XP)

One often needs to block a website or domain in his system due to various reasons or to prevent his/her children from viewing porn or violent or gambling content on the web. This method below describes how you can block websites in your system through an advanced but easy-to-remember method, and without using any other software.

1. Navigate to the etc folder
C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc

2. This folder contains a file "hosts".



3. Open the file "hosts" with notepad. You will see something like this:



4. At the end of the file add 127.0.0.1 website name
For example: 127.0.0.1 www.google.com
if you want to block another website you can write the name below this line
for ex: 127.0.0.1 www.google.com
127.0.0.1 www.yahoo.com



Now restart the web browser and open one of the blocked sites, you will not be able to view the site.