Then enter the following addresses, as in the screenshot above: 8.8.8.8Ĭlick ‘Ok’ to save your changes on this window and any others that are open. Select the ‘Use the following DNS server addresses’ option to enable the two DNS server boxes. Enter new IP address into the ‘DNS server addresses’ section If you can’t see ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)’ in the list, scroll down and it should be in there.
Double-click on ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)’ Right click on the relevant network and select ‘Properties’ 5. If you have WiFi, your WiFi connection will have a green WiFi symbol on it. The one pictured is my laptop’s Ethernet connection. You may see a number of different connection here. Right-click on the relevant network connection and select ‘Properties’ Select ‘Change adapter options’Ĭlick on the ‘Change adapter options’ from the page that appears. If you can’t see it, you can search for ‘network’ and it should appear. Select ‘Network & Internet’Ĭlick on the ‘Network & Internet’ section. Navigate to settingsĬlick on Start, then click on the cog, to go to your computer’s settings. In this article, we’ll use Google’s public DNS servers, which are fast and completely unrestricted (as far as I am aware). To do this, we’ll go into the settings on the computer and set some static DNS entries. That way, Sky isn’t able to send an incorrect address as it’s not involved in the transaction! The trick is to tell your computer to use a different DNS service than the one provided by Sky. How Can I Bypass Sky Broadband Sheild on Windows 10? When your computer (or other devices) tries to access a website, it uses a service called DNS to turn the web address (Sky’s filter intercepts this request, so instead of giving your device the address of the server hosting the website, it sends it’s own address, sending your web browser to the dreaded block page.
You may be blocked from watching porn, or if it’s on strict mode, you may not even be able to access many social media sites or forums. This filter is disabled by default but can be set to various sensitivity levels. In plain English, that means that if you’re using a Sky internet connection and the content filter is enabled, you will be blocked from accessing adult content.
Sky, the broadband internet provider have a network-wide content filter. If the message says ‘Access Blocked’ with a mention of a court order, then you’ll want to read our Kodi Not Working on Sky Broadband article which discusses that topic in detail. Well, here is a step-by-step guide on how to get around the block which looks like the image below: Let me guess, you’re here because you want to know how to bypass the Sky Broadband Shield.