The Hosts file in Windows 10/8/7, is used to map host names to IP addresses. If for some reason, you find that your Hosts file has been compromised and that some malicious entries have been added, you can if you wish, reset Hosts file back to default.
Jun 04, 2010 Answers. Best Answer: here is the shortcut, when the open with box pops open pick notepad. Or open a new text document and the click file and browse to the directory to open this file C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts.
Reset Hosts file in Windows 10
The Hosts file in Windows 10/8/7 is located at the following location:
C:WindowsSystem32driversetc
To reset the Hosts file, open File Explorer, type the following in the address bar and hit Enter:
%systemroot% system32driversetc
Operation flashpoint dragon rising iso 3. Rename the Hosts file to hosts.bak. You may be required to take ownership of the file first.
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Next, create a new default Hosts file. To do so, open a new Text file named hosts in the folder %WinDir%system32driversetc folder.
Copy-paste the following text into the notepad file:
Save the text file.
Download default Windows Hosts fileWindows System32 Drivers![]()
Alternatively, if you wish you can download the default Hosts file of Windows 10/8/7 by clicking here. Extract the contents and place the Hosts file in your C:WindowsSystem32driversetc folder. You may be asked for permissions to replace it.
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HostsMan is good freeware utility that lets you add, remove the entries and generally lets you manage the Hosts File in Windows easily. Go here to see how you can Lock, Manage, Edit Hosts File in Windows.
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