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There could be a number of reasons why you want to block a website. You might have been besieged by spammers who exploit adware and popups to assault your PC. Other reasons may be to stop teens from having access to bad websites content such as gambling and drugs.

Based on the level of security you like, learning how to block a website may need some adjustments in your web browser, the use of internet filtering software or editing of your host file can also be helpful. At any cost you can try all ways to find out which works best for you.

How to block a Website using Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer version 5 and later have intense security and privacy features and you can easily block a website in IE. You can block a site by following these instructions:

1. Load your Internet explorer
2. Click Tools
3. Click Internet Options
4. Click the Privacy tab
5. Under the Privacy window, Click Sites
6. Type in the site address that you would like to Block and Click OK. Keep in mind these methods only block on one website at a time. Parental control software will let you block multiple sites and in many different categories.

Here are alternate instructions to block a website using Internet Explorer.
Tools ->Internet Options->Security->Restricted sites->Sites->Type in the site address and Click ADD then click OK

How to Block A Website in All Web Browsers

In this method, you’ll have to edit your Host file. Your host file is a computer file used to store information on where to locate a node on a computer network.

In Windows XP

1. Click Start->All Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt.
2. Click Command Prompt This will open a DOS command window.
3. Type: notepad C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts
4. Locate the line 127.0.0.1 localhost
5. To block the website google.com for example, just add this text under 127.0.0.1 localhost:

127.0.0.1 google.com
127.0.0.1 www.google.com

You can put in as many sites any site; on the other hand you will have to prefix it with “127.0.0.1″.

6. Save the file
Google will now be blocked in all web browsers. This is a sophisticated but simple technique on how to block a website.

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