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As a non-admin user on Windows 10, how do I simulate a timeout when visiting a certain domain?

I’m using Windows 10, but as a user without administrative privileges. I would like to simulate a timeout when any network call is made to myexample.com. Normally, I could create an entry in the “hosts” file that routes traffic for the domain to 127.0.0.1, or something similar, but without access to the “hosts” file, I’m curious what the best way is to simulate this behavior.