# Blocking specific web sites IE 11

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-specific-web-sites-ie-11/712028>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 7, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-specific-web-sites-ie-11/712028 "2015-02-07T04:51:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-specific-web-sites-ie-11/712028/1 "2015-02-07T04:51:41Z")

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Win 7 ultimate, IE 11.

Going to tools and content, I don’t see how to block a specific web site. It’s not there.

What am I missing? I would REALLY like to block [ask.com](http://ask.com)

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**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-specific-web-sites-ie-11/712028/2 "2015-02-07T10:03:41Z")

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A simple way is creating an entry in the hosts file

> **[How to Edit Your Hosts File on Windows, Mac, or Linux](https://www.howtogeek.com/27350/beginner-geek-how-to-edit-your-hosts-file/)**
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> Occasionally you may need to edit the hosts file on your machine. Your host file might have been edited maliciously in an attack, or as a prank. Alternatively, you may just want to control access to certain websites or control network traffic.

I block facebook, twitter and other useless crap in that fashion.