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How To Edit Hosts File in Windows 11 [SOLVED]
How To Edit Hosts File in Windows 11 [Tutorial]
On occasion you will need to edit the hosts file on your machine. Sometimes because of an attack or prank, and others so that you can simply and freely control access to websites and network traffic.
hosts files have been in use since ARPANET. They were used to resolve hosts names before DNS. hosts files would be massive documents used to aide the network name resolution.
Microsoft kept the hosts file alive in Windows networking which is why it varies very little whether used in Windows, macOS, or Linux. The syntax stays mostly the same across all platforms. Most hosts files will have several entries for loopback. We can use that for the basic example for the typical syntax.
Issues resolved in this tutorial:
edit hosts file windows PowerShell windows 11
edit host file as administrator windows 11
edit host file permission denied windows 11
This troubleshooting guide will work on Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) and desktops, laptops, tables and computers manufactured by the following brands: Dell, HP, MSI, Alienware, MSI, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo, razer, huawei, dynabook , vaio, among others.