Of course, everyone understands that advertising is the engine of trade, but often in programs installed on a computer it annoys users indescribably. This phenomenon was not ignored by the popular KMPlayer player among many users. The desire of developers to earn in this way is understandable. But it is here, according to most users, there are too many. Nevertheless, there are some simple techniques that allow KMPlayer to disable ads once and for all. Consider each of them as detailed as possible.
How to disable ads in KMPlayer 4.2.2.9 in the simplest way?
So, after downloading the distribution kit and installing the player (even in Russian) at the first start, the advertisement appears both in the center and in the right window that is absolutely unnecessary for the user, which is nothing more than an additional panel. From it just need to get rid. This will be discussed a little later, but for now let's look at simpler actions.
In order to disable ads in KMPlayer, just go to the cover selection item in the main menu, then use the logo item and set the standard one. The panel itself can be deactivated by setting the slider, which is responsible for its display in the extreme left position.
Note: the method of quickly turning off the panel is also suitable for mobile systems, since in this case it looks the simplest for smartphones and tablets.
How to disable ads in KMPlayer 4.2.XX using the settings in the hosts file?
Now let’s dwell on more complex techniques that are not related to the settings of the player itself. It is believed that a much more effective method that allows you to quickly and reliably disable ads in KMPlayer is to write additional blocking settings for some Internet resources in the hosts file. But this can only be done subject to certain conditions.
First, you need to open the Notepad program as an administrator (the Notepad.exe file is located in the Windows root folder), use the Run or Task Manager console to start it with the creation of a new task, be sure to check the execution item just on behalf of admin. After that, through the file menu you need to open the hosts file itself, setting it to “All Files” in the type list (this object has no extension and is located in the etc subfolder, in the drivers directory located in the System 32 system directory).
After two standard end lines with the local host address, you need to add four addresses, as shown in the image above, and then simply save the file using the quick combination Ctrl + S.
Setting browser and firewall properties
Another technique that allows you to disable ads in KMPlayer is an almost complete analogue to the previous one. Only enter addresses that will be subsequently blocked by the system, it is necessary in the dangerous sites section, which is located in the browser properties of the standard "Control Panel".
Finally, if you wish, you can experiment with the settings of the Windows firewall . Open the list of programs and set the ban on independent Internet access for the KMPlayer.exe player executable file.
Brief Summary
Actually, you can put an end to this. If we talk about the preferred method, the most relevant is the introduction of changes to the hosts file, because when updating the player with the latest version, the repeated appearance of ads is not excluded. You can also use prohibitions in the firewall or even add resources that the player accesses to the list of potentially dangerous sites. But this way, in a sense, looks longer and more laborious, although, as an option, the use of such techniques is not excluded in any case.