How to block a website using the Hosts file in Windows OS

The location of the hosts file depends on your operation system. Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Windows 2000 C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Note! Make a backup of the hosts file and put it somewhere safe, in case you mess up. Open the hosts file using Notepad or other plain text editor…. Continue reading