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Can someone please help me with how to achieve the same thing on windows that works on any browser ? I tried some DNS blocking programs and can't get anything t

Can someone please help me with how to achieve the same thing on windows that works on any browser ? I tried some DNS blocking programs and can't get anything to work properly.

sixhobbits 6y ago
I know someone who had the same problem and didn't want to pay for one of the subscription apps so he built his own [0]. Looked great from the demo he showed me but I don't have Windows so I haven't tried it personally. [0] https://lazarfocused.com/ https://lazarfocused.com/
falcor84 6y ago
Can't you do the same by modifying c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts ?
- vsskanth 6y ago
  I tried this and it doesn't seem to work on https
  - Sebb767 6y ago
    Are you using Firefox with DNS-over-https?
    - vsskanth 6y ago
      Didn't work on Firefox, chrome or edge. I haven't enabled DNS over https specifically, just stock install
      - Shared404 6y ago
        Firefox at least has DNS over https enabled by default.
f00zz 6y ago
Back when I was forced to work on windows I'd add rules to the default windows firewall. E.g. to block twitter I'd add a rule to drop all outbound packets to 104.244.40.0/21.
elektor 6y ago
You can install NextDNS and use their blacklist feature to block distracting websites.
- notRobot 6y ago
  Seconded. This works really well.
ChankeyPathak 6y ago
I liked ColdTurkey software back when I was using Windows.
godtoldmetodoit 6y ago
I'm a user of Rescue time, which has a subscription component. Definitely a fan of the service, works for me to help me get in a flow state and worth the few bucks they ask for.
majkinetor 6y ago
http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman/ http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman/
- vsskanth 6y ago
  Didn't work. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong
dugmartin 6y ago
I've been using this for years, both to block sites and to setup local dev servers: https://hostsfileeditor.com/ https://hostsfileeditor.com/ - its free and open source.

Can someone please help me with how to achieve the same thing on windows that works on any browser ? I tried some DNS blocking programs and can't get anything to work properly.

sixhobbits 6y ago

I know someone who had the same problem and didn't want to pay for one of the subscription apps so he built his own [0]. Looked great from the demo he showed me but I don't have Windows so I haven't tried it personally. [0] https://lazarfocused.com/ https://lazarfocused.com/

falcor84 6y ago

Can't you do the same by modifying c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts ?

vsskanth 6y ago
I tried this and it doesn't seem to work on https
- Sebb767 6y ago
  Are you using Firefox with DNS-over-https?
  - vsskanth 6y ago
    Didn't work on Firefox, chrome or edge. I haven't enabled DNS over https specifically, just stock install
    - Shared404 6y ago
      Firefox at least has DNS over https enabled by default.

f00zz 6y ago

Back when I was forced to work on windows I'd add rules to the default windows firewall. E.g. to block twitter I'd add a rule to drop all outbound packets to 104.244.40.0/21.

elektor 6y ago

You can install NextDNS and use their blacklist feature to block distracting websites.

notRobot 6y ago
Seconded. This works really well.

ChankeyPathak 6y ago

I liked ColdTurkey software back when I was using Windows.

godtoldmetodoit 6y ago

I'm a user of Rescue time, which has a subscription component. Definitely a fan of the service, works for me to help me get in a flow state and worth the few bucks they ask for.

majkinetor 6y ago

http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman/ http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman/

vsskanth 6y ago
Didn't work. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong

dugmartin 6y ago

I've been using this for years, both to block sites and to setup local dev servers: https://hostsfileeditor.com/ https://hostsfileeditor.com/ - its free and open source.