If you use my previosuly featured method of blocking websites using the HOSTS file, then you probably know it’s annoying to navigate to that file to disable it. Why would you want to disable it you may ask? Well, let’s say you go to a website numerous times and you’re unable to reach it. Other people can see it, but you claim the site is down. Maybe you’re blocking it in the HOSTS file. Well, disabling it is one way to find out. Instead of finding the file and renaming it to disable the blocking, you can run this simple script I wrote. It will enable/disable the HOSTS file and tell you what state the file is in. Toss it in your system32
directory and you can run it from the Run box. The script renames hosts to hosts1 and vice versa
You can download the file (hosts.bat) or you can just copy the script below:
After we update the host file, when the application will try to contact the activation server it. HowTo: Block Adobe Activation using the Hosts file (.
@echo off
cls
cd C:WINDOWSsystem32driversetc
if exist hosts goto two
:one
ren hosts1 hosts
echo.
echo hosts ENABLED
echo.
goto end
:two
ren hosts hosts1
echo.
echo hosts DISABLED
echo.
goto end
:end
pause
Disable/Enable via the Run box.
Block Adobe Photoshop CC activation outbound link using windows host file or firewall is a common question for everyone.
I am not a professional Graphic Designer, but sometimes I like to play with Adobe tools like Photoshop CC. As I dont use it for professional works, I decided to not purchase, instead just use the Trial version.
But almost everyone know that Adobe allow 30 Days Trial, after then it will keep showing activation message.
So, as a hobbyist Designer, how I can use Adobe Photoshop CC without activation? Yes, there is a way. You can use either Windows firewall to block all outbound link from Adobe, or you may also use Windows host file to block those URL.
Today I am not going to share how to block any software outbound link using Firewall, because I dont want to write a very long article. You can search on Google about how to block any software or may be how to block Adobe Photoshop CC using Windows Firewall.
Though its not a how to design using Adobe photoshop, but I am assuring you that this tricks will save your time.
Update Note: A lot of my readers asking solution to activate Adobe Photoshop and others adobe products like Adobe Premiere pro, After effects, illustrator etc. I know purchasing from original vendor is quite expensive for us, that’s why we use almost all premium software for free. I will share activation method bellow of this post very soon.
By the way, You can use this method to block windows host for all Adobe software such as:
And you are looking for a way to block using Windows host file, then this article is for your. Bellow you will get a proper way to block Adobe Photoshop CC activation using Windows host file.
STEP One: First open your notepad using Administration permission. Search for notepad and right click on it to see the option to run as Administration permission.
STEP Two: After opening Notepad window, click on file and Go to Windows > system32 > drivers > etc folder. Here you will see a file name host. If you don’t see, then please change file format from text to all files at the bottom. You can see bellow image for better understanding.
STEP Three: Now its time to edit host file using notepad. Copy link from bellow and paste at the bottom of your open host file in notepad. And after then don’t forget to save it.
If you successfully did everything properly, then you can be relax about Photoshop CC activation blocking. Because from now you will be able to use Photoshop CC trial as many days you want.
If you are like others, facing issues on blocking Photoshop CC activation blocking using host, then this video will be very helpfull got you.
Thanks and wishing you best of luck. And also, dont forget to comment or send me email if you need further assit to block Photoshop CC activation using host file on windows or mac.