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title: "How to Block Porn on Windows"
canonical: https://www.boldmen.org/block-porn-on-windows
type: WebPage
updated: 2026-10-29T08:18:41.814121+00:00
description: "Watchman+ for Windows is in an invite-only beta. What it protects, how setup works, and how to ask to join so your PC is covered with alerts to your pack."
publisher: "B.O.L.D. (Brothers Overcoming Lustful Desires)"
organization: "B.O.L.D. (Brothers Overcoming Lustful Desires)"
organizationUrl: https://www.boldmen.org/
contactEmail: bryan@boldmen.org
---

# How to Block Porn on Windows

## Where things stand

Watchman+ is available today on **iPhone, iPad and Android**, and on **Mac**. The Windows version is in an **invite-only beta** while we finish it. If your Windows PC is where you struggle most, [tell us](/contact) and ask to join the beta — and in the meantime, keep that computer in an open room and tell your pack it isn't covered yet.

## What Watchman for Windows does

- Filters explicit sites for the whole computer, with SafeSearch at the level you choose.
- Turns off the encrypted-DNS setting in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Opera so they can't route around the filter, and keeps your network settings from being changed.
- Tells your pack if the filter is stopped, uninstalled, tampered with, or if SafeSearch is lowered.

## How beta setup works

1. Download the installer you receive with your invitation and run it. If Windows SmartScreen appears, choose **More info → Run anyway**, then **Yes** at the administrator prompt.
2. **Sign in** with your B.O.L.D. account (email and password).
3. **Create a 6-digit passcode.** Turning protection off takes it — consider letting your wife or a brother set it.
4. Choose your **Safe Search level**, review your settings, and **Confirm**.

The Watchman icon appears in your system tray when protection is running.

## What your pack is told

When protection is stopped or weakened, your pack is told. They never see the sites you visit. See [what your accountability partner sees](/what-does-my-accountability-partner-see).

## Until Windows is ready

Protect your phone first with [iPhone](/block-porn-on-iphone) or [Android](/block-porn-on-android) — for most men, that's where the battle is. Read more about [Watchman+](/watchman-plus).

## Does Watchman work on Windows?

Watchman+ for Windows is in an invite-only beta. Contact B.O.L.D. at boldmen.org/contact to ask to join. It is available now on iPhone, iPad, Android and Mac.

## What does Watchman for Windows block?

It filters explicit sites for the whole computer with SafeSearch, turns off encrypted DNS in major browsers so they can't route around the filter, and alerts your pack if protection is stopped, uninstalled, tampered with or weakened.

## Can I stop Watchman on Windows without my pack knowing?

No. Turning protection off takes your passcode, and your pack is told when protection is stopped or weakened.

## How do I join the Watchman for Windows beta?

Contact B.O.L.D. at boldmen.org/contact and ask to join the Windows beta. You will need a B.O.L.D. account with Watchman+.

## What should I do until Windows is supported?

Protect your phone first with Watchman+ on iPhone or Android, keep your computer in an open room, and tell your pack that it is not covered yet.

Source: https://www.boldmen.org/block-porn-on-windows