Do you want to remove ads in Viber Desktop?
If your answer is YES then don’t worry, we have got you covered.
There are plenty of people who use Viber to send messages, images and video records and are having a hard time disabling ads on Desktops/PC.
Similar to YouTube and other platforms, people don’t have any issue seeing ads on Viber but the kind of ads showing on Viber is not appropriate.
If you too don’t want to be interrupted by vulgar ads on Viber then don’t worry, we have discovered a way that can be used to remove ads on PC.
Without any further ado, let’s get started:
Removing Add-In Viber Desktop
Removing or disabling ads on the Viber desktop is pretty simple.
However, if you don’t know the process then follow the steps written below:
To remove ads in Viber Desktop, you will have to follow a few simple steps:
First, you will have to locate a file ‘hosts’, which can be found in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.
Once found, copy the location address as shown in the above picture.
Once copied, open Notepad in ‘Run as administrator’ mode.
Once it is opened, click on the File tab located at the top left corner of the screen and select ‘Open‘ from the drop-down menu.
When you do so, a new pop-up will appear on the screen.
Now, you have to paste the address (1) as shown in the below picture.
Once pasted, you will see all files located at that address.
If you are not seeing any files, make sure you have the ‘All Files’ in the section above the Open button.
Now, select the ‘hosts‘ folder and click on the Open button.
When you do so, a file containing its addresses.
All you need to do is click on the File tab located at the top left corner of the screen and then Save.
Once done, restart the Viber desktop and see if there are any ads.
That’s it.