How to Block Websites on Chrome Simple, Effective

This updated guide explains how to Block Websites on Chrome Simple, Effective through clear steps, practical examples, and important checks that help prevent common errors.

1. Block Website with Host File

Step 1 : Open File Explorer, then navigate to the etc folder containing the hosts file under the path: ' C: WindowsSystem32driversetc '. Or you can copy this link and paste it into the folder address box in File Explorer and press Enter .

Step 2: To open the host file, right-click Open with and then select Notepad

Step 3 : After opening the hosts file with Notepad, enter the following command:

127.0.0.1 [web address to be blocked]

For example, if you may need to block YouTube, you enter the command line 127.0.0.1 www. YouTube. com , block Facebook, then you enter the command line 127.0.0.1 www. facebook. com if you may need to block any additional websites, you enter more same command line.

Note : Entering the full website address including www , if you only enter 127.0.0.1 YouTube. com will not block YouTube. It is best that you just copy the entire web address in the browser into the host file.

Step 4 : Enter finished, press Ctrl + S or choose File -> Save to save.

If you encounter an error that the host file cannot be saved, please refer to the article on fixing the error of failing to save the hosts file here http://TipsMake. vn/sua-loi-khong-luu-duoc-file-host-tren- win-7-8-10-how-sua-file-hosts /

After blocking you will no longer be able to access the site.

To unblock the site, simply open the host file and delete the lines you have added.

2. Block Websites on Chrome Browser

To block websites on Chrome you need to install an extension called Block Site in your browser.

Step 1 : You access the link below to install the Block Site utility :

https://chrome. google. com/webstore/detail/block-site-website-blocke/eiimnmioipafcokbfikbljfdeojpcgbh? hl=en

Then click Add to Chrome.

A confirmation message appears for you to select Add Gadget.

After the utility has been added, the red Block Site icon will appear on the interface, and the default Block Site will be active.

Step 2: To block a certain website you can do the following:

Method 1 : Visit the website you may need to block, then click the utility icon and select Block this site.

Example

To block YouTube you open the YouTube website then click the Block Site icon and select Block this site and you 're done.

Method 2 : Enter the list of websites to be blocked.

click the Block site icon then select the settings gear icon:

New website appears, enter the address you may need to block and then press the blue plus button on the right is.

When accessing the blocked website, the interface as shown below will appear and we know that the site has been successfully blocked.

You can perform more pages to block similar to the above, if you may need to unblock the site, you press the minus icon is okay.

If you may need to turn off Block Site, select the Block Site icon and drag the slider to the left to gray as shown below.

In addition, this utility also automatically blocks obscene websites, you just need to enable this feature to all websites with pornography will be automatically blocked. So you will not need to manually block one page at a time.

To enable this feature, you open the utility, then select to the Adult Block section, then turn on the Block all adult sites feature is done.

So with two extremely simple and effective ways to block websites that the article shares to you, you will not need to use any additional software and still be able to block unwanted websites. Good luck!