Installing and configuring programs (overview): we remove ads in KMPlayer. How to disable annoying ads in KMPlayer If you can't save the host file

KMPlayer is one of the most popular video players that has an incredible range of features that are useful for a wide variety of users. However, ads prevent him from reaching the first place among similar solutions among some audiences, which is sometimes very annoying. In this article, we'll figure out how to get rid of it.

Advertising is the engine of trade, but not everyone likes it, especially when it interferes with a quiet rest. With the help of simple manipulations with the player and its settings, it can be turned off once and for all.

Disable ads in KMPlayer 3.8 and newer

  1. To get into "Control Panel" you need to type in the search below the name of the snap-in.

    In Windows 7 and previous versions, just open "Start" and use the corresponding item.

  2. Next, set the mode "Large Icons" and select the item "Browser Options".
  3. Go to tab "Security", find there "Dangerous Sites" in the areas for customization. After clicking on this option, the button will become active. "Sites", which should be used.
  4. Enter the address in the input field player.kmpmedia.net and press "Add".
  5. Close all windows and restart your computer to apply the changes.

    Disabling ads in KMPlayer 3.7 and below

    In older versions of the player in question, ads must be removed by changing the hosts file. Please note that you will need an account with administrator rights to access it.


    We looked at two of the most effective ways to disable ads in one of the most popular players. Now you can enjoy watching movies without intrusive ads and other inappropriate content.

Good afternoon. A lot of users prefer from all video players, namely KMPlayer. This is actually a very convenient and popular player. Basically, it has gained popularity due to the fact that it supports a decent number of formats and codecs, thanks to which, these films were encoded.

KMPlayer can play such well-known formats as mp4, avi, wmv, mkv, 3gp and others. In this regard, the player has the ability to play not only films in modern HD and 4K resolution, but also various old videos created handicraft, mostly in avi format.

I myself have been using this player for 15 years, if not more. The player is really good, and it's free. Which is already a big plus! But, a few years ago, modern versions of this program had a big drawback - a lot of advertising!

I understand that advertising is the engine of progress and so on. I myself use contextual advertising to earn money. But, one thing is not intrusive contextual advertising, and it is completely different when advertising flickers, distracts, and so on.

Previously, when launching this player, it simply played the video you needed and there was no advertising. Now, in new versions of the program, when you start the player, a window opens on the right, which the user does not need at all, but in which there are a lot of ads. Also, there are a lot of ads in the main window.

This is very distracting and the desire to use this player disappears. In this player, there are more ads than in the well-known UTorrent program (advertising is also possible in it).

I noticed that many users who consider themselves advanced get out of this situation in a simple way - they use old versions of KMPlayer and disable updates. Of course, this method deserves attention, but older versions do not reproduce all systems. It is better to enable updates, otherwise, the player will not play every video. We will do differently, we will simply disable ads in the player itself.

KMPlayer how to disable ads

First of all, you need to download KMPlayer for free in Russian http://www.kmplayer.com/. We will do it from the official site. Having entered the site, if you have the text of the site in English, select "Russian" at the top right.

Yes, there are many players besides KPMpayer, but there are times when this particular player can handle the playback. It has a bunch of settings and works from its own codecs, which makes it independent of the system. For example, I had such a case when no player (windows MP, LA, classic MP and others) could play the Russian audio track in the movie. And I needed her. This is where KPMpayer helped me.

After that, I started using this player, but I was annoyed by ads:

This ad can be disabled. This is done simply: we need to change the windows “host” file, which is responsible for redirection (redirects addresses like site.ru to IP). In this case, we need to redirect all KMP Internet addresses to the internal IP 127.0.0.1, so the program will not be able to access the Internet and advertising will not work. Also, any communication of the program with the Internet will not work.

Important: please note that KMP installs with itself a program that lives well on the Internet (communicates via the Internet with users on the video network). The program is called "pandora" and it eats traffic. I recommend going to the "add/remove programs" panel and check if you have "pandora" installed, if there is, remove it, it does not affect the operation of KMP.

Removing ads

Open the file "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" in notepad and add these lines at the end

127.0.0.1 player.kmpmedia.net 127.0.0.1 log.kmplayer.com 127.0.0.1 cdn.kmplayer.com 127.0.0.1 cdn.pandora.tv

If you can't save the host file

"host" is a system file and Windows may not allow you to change this file. To bypass this protection, you need to open notepad with administrator rights. For this:

1. Open a notepad with administrator rights: go to the “C:\Windows” folder, find the “notepad.exe” file there, right-click (right-click) and select “Run as Administrator” from the menu.

2. Open the host file in notepad: File > Open > File path: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts > Button: Open.

3. Edit and save the file. The file will now be saved.

Another option is to change the host

In the window that opens, select the user and check the box next to "Full access".