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Windows 8 Changes Host File Blocking

Posted by samzenpus on from the try-it-like-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Windows 8 has been confirmed to not only ignore, but also modify the hosts file. As soon as a website that should be blocked is accessed, the corresponding entry in the hosts file is removed, even if the hosts file is read-only. The hosts file is a popular, cross-platform way of blocking access to certain domains, such as ad-serving websites."

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  1. Re:Another reason... by pipatron · · Score: 1, Troll

    And this move makes sure you will never consider using a Windows-based platform as a small office-firewall, if you ever thought about something crazy like that before...

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