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How to add custom R.O.B.E.R.T. rules

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Winder S
Oct 20, 2025
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You can customize your R.O.B.E.R.T. rules by allowing, blocking or spoofing any domain or IP you like.

Here is a quick link to this page: https://windscribe.com/myaccount/security/custom-rules (you will need to login first). It opens Custom Rules under Security in My Account.

To add a rule:

  1. Click Add Rule, choose Domain or IP / CIDR as the Rule type, and enter your selected domain or IP
  2. Under Action, select Block, Allow or Spoof (Spoof is for domains only). For Spoof, also enter the IP address the domain should resolve to under Resolve to
  3. Click Add Rule to save it
    The Add Rule dialog, with the rule type, the domain, the action and Add Rule numbered 1 to 4

Your rule applies to all your connected devices automatically, so there is nothing else to confirm. Note: Once you have added the rule, Windscribe will automatically add associated domains.

Your custom rule has been added. To change or remove a rule, open the ⋮ menu on its row and choose Edit rule or Delete rule.
The rule actions menu open on an ads.example.com rule, showing Edit rule and Delete rule

Learn more about how R.O.B.E.R.T. works here: https://blog.windscribe.com/how-r-o-b-e-r-t-works-76d627446083/

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