Blue Life Editor is a very useful application to use at home or at work. This tutorial shows you how to edit a Windows host file using Blue Life Host Editor and what it can do for you. Keep reading!
When you visit a web page, the operating system you are using, in this case Windows, sends a URL to the DNS server so that it does the work of translating it into its IP address and then establishing the connection. No matter how many versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system there are, the same result will always occur.
However, Windows does have a host. This associates the URL of the page you want to access with an IP address. Therefore, when we access a web portal, instead of sending the URL to the DNS, it connects directly with the specified IP address.
Editing the Windows host file using Blue Life Host Editor allows you to block websites or avoid censorship of others, such as download websites.
Very useful for protecting children from certain pages on the Internet. Or for block websites like Facebook in workspaces.
Edit Windows hosts file using Blue Life Hosts Editor step by step
To start editing Windows hosts file using Blue Life Host Edito, as simple as disabling P2P updates in Windows 10, the first thing you should do is download the Free Application from its official website. Once downloaded, all you need to do is unzip the file and run it.
When you open the application you will see that its interface is quite enough simple and intuitive. The first thing you will see on the screen will be a window with the entries of the host that you already have on your computer.
These will be arranged in a grid. By pressing the right button on one of them you will have the possibility to block them, disable them or enable them as appropriate.
Add a new entry
If while editing the Windows hosts file using Blue Life Host Editor you want to add a new entry. You just have to write the URL in the field that appears at the top of the screen and press the button "Solve the domain name and add it to the list."
Once this is done, the application will automatically search for the IP address accompanying the domain name and add it to the list. Remember to always save so that the changes you make are applied.
Block a domain
Just as it is important to use or activate the Google Chrome antivirus to deny access to viruses, Blue Life Host not only automatically resolves IP addresses, but also allows you to block websites in so that they cannot be opened on the computer where you are making the changes.
You just have to write the URL in the given field for this, as in the example above. However, instead of pressing "Automatically solve and add to list", you should hit the plus (+) button. This will add the URL address but with the local IP of the computer.
This way the URL will be blocked as it cannot be loaded, as it will never connect with your IP address.
Another way to edit the host file of Windows using Blue Life Host Editor to block URLs already added to the list is to select them and right-click.
This action will bring up a menu where different options appear such as delete, enable or disable and select all. Here you will choose the option for to block.
It's so quick and easy to block a URL that you don't want to be opened on this computer.
Before you start blocking web pages, it is recommended that you clear the DNS cache. For this you have to go to the menu and select Tools and then Flush DNS Cache. Remember to save everything before exiting the application so that the changes made are activated.
Editing your Windows host file using Blue Life Host Editor is an ideal option if you want to have full control over your computer or what you are editing.
