How to block Facebook. 3 methods. Windows 7

There are many reasons to block Facebook site. Facebook as other social networks can be a source of many problems. For employers, Facebook is decreasing of employees' productivity and extensive company losses. For parents, it is anxiety about children's safety. For schools and universities, Facebook is another headache. So we want to show you how to block Facebook and avoid problems connected with it.
The hosts file method and blocking Facebook by using Internet Explorer are free but imperfect. Other way is to use special software Hidetools Parental Control, which lets you block Facebook more effective and has many advantages.

How to block Facebook using the Hosts file

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
Windows 98/ME C:\WINDOWS\hosts

Note! Make a backup of the hosts file and put it somewhere safe, in case you mess up.

1. Open the hosts file using Notepad or other plain text editor.
2. Copy the following:
   # block facebook
   127.0.0.1 login.facebook.com
   127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
   127.0.0.1 blog.facebook.com
   127.0.0.1 apps.facebook.com
   127.0.0.1 en-gb.facebook.com

3. Paste them into the Hosts file after 127.0.0.1 localhost
4. Save and close the Hosts file.
5. Reboot your computer to apply the changes.
6. Try to open Facebook into a browser.

How to block Facebook on Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools
2. Click Internet Options
3. Click on the Content tab
4. Click the Enable button
5. Click on the Approved Sites tab
5. Type www.facebook.com in the box
6. Click Never and then OK
7. In the appeared window type and confirm your new password
8. Click on the General tab and make sure to select Users can see websites that have no ratings
9. Click OK

How to block Facebook in spite of proxy servers

The greatest shortcoming of these methods is that they can be easily deceived. For example, web-based proxy servers or anonymizers allow getting Facebook. All that a user need is to type in an URL (such as www.facebook.com) and the proxy sites provide the banned web pages for them. Besides, these methods are not universal and may not fit to a certain computer configuration and a type of a browser. So how to block facebook in spite of proxy servers? The best way to block Facebook is professional blocking software like Hidetools Parental Control.

How to block Facebook using Hidetools Parental Control

1. Download and install Hidetools Parental Control
2. Click the Block Websites button
system administrator

3. Select the Facebook checkbox and click OK

4. Visit the Facebook website to make sure that you have successfully blocked Facebook on your computer.

Hidetools Parental Control is easy to use and effective internet filter and web monitoring software, which let you restrict and monitor user activity and internet usage.

Hidetools Parental Control works invisible in the background and blocks unwanted content. The program is best way to block, monitor, and control the Internet and computer usage.

Hidetools Parental Control allows you:

Block Facebook and other social networks in any most known browsers (Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox, Chrome, etc)
Block a specific websites by URL
Block a specific website by keywords
Customize block functions for each user account
Block websites by categories (Adult Content, Pornography, Gambling, Violence, Alcohol, Drugs, etc)
Password protected
Email log report
Disable any application (instant messengers, browsers, programs, and so on)
Secretly records EVERYTHING users do on the computer (typed keystrokes, visited websites, system activity, used programs, screenshots and more).

Hidetools Parental Control helps you make the Internet safety for your children and boost productivity and efficiency of employees and students.

Windows 7, Vista, 2003, XP, 2000

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