How to Edit Your Windows Hosts file on Windows 11, 10 and 8

Windows 11, 10 and 8

1. Click on the Start windows icon button to open the menu
2. Type Notepad
3. Right-click on Notepad and choose Run as administrator
4. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow or Yes.
5. In Notepad, click File and Open, and navigate to the hosts file. It should be in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
6. If the folder appears blank, you will need to click the file extension dropdown where it says Text Document (*.txt), and change it to All Files (*.*).
7. Open the file called hosts.
8. In the Hosts file, make the necessary changes. For example, to point a domain name to an IP address, on a new line, enter 1.1.1.1 mydomain.com
9. click Save on the File menu.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Click Start windows icon,
2. Click All Programs
3. Click Accessories
4. Right-click Notepad, and then click Run as administrator.
5. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow or Yes.
6. In Notepad, click File and Open, and navigate to the hosts file. It should be in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
7. If the folder appears blank, you will need to click the file extension dropdown where it says Text Document (*.txt), and change it to All Files (*.*).
8. Open the file called hosts.
9. In the Hosts file, make the necessary changes. For example, to point a domain name to an IP address, on a new line, enter 1.1.1.1 mydomain.com
10. click Save on the File menu.

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