How To Turn Off Internet Explorer 10 In Windows 8

Step 1 :
Go to Run by using the combination of [WIN KEY] + R and it will open RUN utility .

Step 2 :
Type appwiz.cpl in Run and click on OK .

Step 3 :

It will open Programs and Features which shows all the installed programs .On the left side pane it will show you the option Turn Windows Features On Or Off.

Step 4 : 

Click on Turn Windows Features On Or Off and it will show you the several windows feature .Look of internet explorer 10 and uncheck the check-box in front of it .

Step 5 :
You will then be given a warning, you can just click yes to continue.

Step 6 :
Now click on OK and windows will starts IE10 turning off .

Step 7 :

After completion it will ask you to restart your PC just click on Restart and you are done  .

Step 8 :
After Restart you will not see Internet explorer anymore .

How To Determine The IP Address Of Any Website

Each Website on the internet is associated with at least one (Internet Protocol) IP Address. When you are trying to open the website on your computer you just only type the name of the website in your browser and it will open the website for you but your web browser never shows the IP Address which is connected with the domain .

How To Determine The IP Address Of Any Website ?

Step 1
Go to Start button and in the search box type cmd  and hit Enter .

Step 2 
It will show you the black box on your computer .

Step 3 
There are three ways or commands which we can use in command prompt to determine the IP Addresses associated with the website 

• Ping 
• Nslookup
• Tracert 

Ping

Ping is a standard tool used to check whether a host is alive or reachable through the network or not. Ping command sends request messages to other network address and checks the time it takes for a response message to arrive . 

Command : ping example.com 

Type the address of the website in place of example.com and command prompt will show you the IP Address associated with your websites .

 For eg : Google.com is associated with 74.125.236.0

Nslookup

(Name Server Lookup)Nslookup command query the DNS(Domain Name Service) for information about Domain Name and IP Addressess.When you start Nslookup , it shows the hostname and IP address of the DNS server that is configured for the local system and then display the further queries.

Command : nslookup example.com

Type the address of the website in place of example.com and command prompt will show you the hostname and IP address of the DNS server and also list the IP Addresses associated with your websites. For eg : Nslookup of Google.com first display the Hostname and IP address of the DNS sever and then display the list of IP Addresses associated with domain google.com.

Tracert

Tracert is used to show the details about the path that a packet takes from the computer to other destination.Tracert display the list of near-side router and the path between host and destination.

Command : tracert example.com

Type the address of the website in place of example.com and command prompt will show you the IP address of the website and the path took by host to get to the destination.

Related : How You Can Block A Website On Windows ?

Block Unwanted Websites On Your PC

Windows uses  Hosts file to map hostnames to IP addresses. It basically tells your computer where to look for a certain website.When you type an address in your web browser it first checks the Hosts file for redirection information,if no record about a website is found, it opens a website for you.

How You Can Block A Website On Windows ?

Step 1

Go to Start button and in the search box type Notepad .

Step 2

Right click on Notepad and click Run as administrator. 

   

Select the File option from menu bar and click Open or use Ctrl + O .

Step 3
Now browse to host file which is located in  (C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc).The folder will be empty as it’s only showing *.txt files. In the bottom right of the folder click the drop-down menu and select > All Files

and double click on hosts to open it .

Step 4
Now you will see a new notepad window on your screen containing some obscure information.

Just goto the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type the following

127.0.0.1 www.example.com

127.0.0.1 www.example1.com

For e.g :  if you want to block the websites like facebook or pogo games .You can simply replace the examples with the website names and  the Ip address will remains same for as many sites you want to block .

127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 www.pogo.com

Step 5 

After editing , your hosts file look like this 

Just save the file and restart your web browser and the above mentioned websites will blocked . If you want to unblock the websites later just remove the created entry and save the file again.

Related : How To Redirect Websites In Windows 

How To Open Command Prompt In Windows 8

Like its predecessor,Windows 8 also comes with a program called Command Prompt that offers a far more complete environment not just for opening things, but for controlling and manipulating them.Working at the command prompt is becoming a lost art in the world of Windows,but if you are a PC veteran you can type long sequences of commands and symbols in Command Prompt.In Windows 8 the command prompt look same as previous version of Windows ,the difference lies in the interface of Windows 8 which is completely changed due to Metro UI.

                                               

Method 1 

Step 1 :

Use the combination of [WIN KEY] + R and it will open RUN utility .

Step 2 : 

Just type cmd and hit OK 

Method 2 

Step 1 :

Use the combination of [WIN KEY] + F and it will open Windows Search .

Step 2 :

Type cmd in search box and select search in Apps .

Method 3

Step 1 :

Use the combination of [WIN KEY] + X and it show you the Menu  .

Step 2 :

In Mini Menu you will see both the command prompt and command prompt(Admin).Just single click on it and windows will open it for you .

Method 4 

Step 1 :

Open the Windows Explorer from the bottom left corner.

Step 2 : 

Select the Desktop from the Navigation Pane .

Step 3 :

Now click on File from the Menu and Select Open Command Prompt.

How To Redirect Websites In Windows

Modifying HOSTS file in Windows presents another utility to users by Redirecting URLs to different Websites. Let's say opening www.google.com leads to www.facebook.com .The following steps will guide you to this simple Windows trick

Step 1

Go to Start button and in the search box type Notepad .

Step 2

Right click on Notepad and click Run as administrator. 

   

Select the File option from menu bar and click Open or use Ctrl + O .

Step 3
Now browse to host file which is located in  (C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc).The folder will be empty as it’s only showing *.txt files. In the bottom right of the folder click the drop-down menu and select > All Files

and double click on hosts to open it .

Step 4
Now you will see a new notepad window on your screen containing some obscure information.

Step 5

Here you have to keep two things in your mind :

• The Name of the website you want to redirect.
• The IP Address of the website you want to redirect to .

I think it looks so complicated. Lets take an eg: if i want to redirect the address example.com To Google.com , i have to create an entry in the hosts file of windows with IP Address of Google.com its look something like this

74.125.236.14  www.example.com

So if you want to Redirect any URL to other website.You must have the IP Address of that website. 

Related : How To Determine The IP Address Of Any Website

Step 6
After editing , your hosts file look like this 

                                                        Enter the correct IP Address in front of the URL and you are all set. Just save the file and restart your web browser and the above mentioned website will redirect to the IP Address you are using in front of it .