You can edit the hosts file with any text editor. There are a variety available, but both Windows 10 and 11 come with Notepad ...

Starting at the end of July, Microsoft has begun detecting HOSTS files that block Windows 10 telemetry servers as a 'Severe' security risk. The HOSTS file is a text file located at C:\Windows\system32 ...

If you see There was an error while attempting to read the local hosts file, Event ID 1012 in the Event Viewer of your Windows 11/10 computer, follow the solutions ...

Here's a short guide on how to block users of a PC from accessing certain websites, regardless of the browser. How to block certain websites on your PC? Do you want to block some websites on your home ...

Windows 10 has come under fire recently for a who laundry list of problems with the May 2020 Update. Microsoft has been working overtime to address all of the outstanding issues, but new ones ...

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When it's enabled, trying to hit "production.server.com" adds a second entry to the DNS resolver cache, one with the real IP address of the production server, in addition to the entry I listed above ...

Are you a developer who wants to test changes to their website before making them live? Or do you want to block access to certain websites on your home network? A simple search on the internet will ...