Windows 10: Been Having Problems with Hosts File any help

Discus and support Been Having Problems with Hosts File any help in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I am Trying to add some sites to hosts file and It wont let me edit it , I cant delete it I have tried disabling DNS client disabling other things... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by Ethelwulf, Sep 21, 2016.

  1. ETHELWULF
    Ethelwulf Win User

    Been Having Problems with Hosts File any help


    I am Trying to add some sites to hosts file and It wont let me edit it , I cant delete it

    I have tried disabling DNS client disabling other things and still no Luck

    Opened notepad in cmd , took ownership and nothing is working and yes uncheck read only

    can any one tell me what I missed ? and any recommendations on a good Hosts File

    thank you

    :)
     
    Ethelwulf, Sep 21, 2016
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  2. SUMIT DHIMAN2
    Sumit Dhiman2 Win User
    Sumit Dhiman2, Sep 21, 2016
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  3. DUKBAESON
    dukbaeson Win User
    Problems With Editing Hosts File

    Hi I'm an administrator on my computer, however for some reason I am unable to edit my hosts file. I have tried everything there is to try. For example, I have run notepad as administrator opened hosts file, edited host file, then copied it to my desktop,
    then tried to replace the hosts file but access was denied. I have also tried unsetting the etc file from read only to not read only but even then i don't have permission. Can somebody please tell me why it says I have no access but when I go to my settings
    and user info it says I'm an administrator
     
    dukbaeson, Sep 21, 2016
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  4. DALCHINA
    dalchina New Member

    Been Having Problems with Hosts File any help

    Hi try
    BlueLife Hosts Editor vl.2
    Simplify Your Pc Usage

    This makes it easy. Free. Some interesting tools on that site.
     
    dalchina, Sep 21, 2016
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  5. ARC1020
    ARC1020 Win User
    You need to run NotePad as Administrator.

    Afterwards, if you restart the PC and open the Hosts file again, Windows Defender will probably give a 'SettingsModifier:Win32/PossibleHostsFileHijack' alert in Action Centre. In which case, you may need to 'allow' it in Windows Defender.
     
    ARC1020, Sep 21, 2016
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  6. MYSTERE
    Mystere Win User
    If you open an administrator command prompt, then edit the hosts file with notepad from that prompt, you should be fine. Notepad will start as administrator from an administrator cmd prompt.
     
    Mystere, Sep 22, 2016
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  7. ETHELWULF
    Ethelwulf Win User
    I know that Website very well I Love there Registry key jumper

    You are Right I got that message but through Malwarebytes
     
    Ethelwulf, Sep 22, 2016
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  8. ETHELWULF
    Ethelwulf Win User

    Been Having Problems with Hosts File any help

    I tried that it still did not work

    But after rebooting it worked I dont get it But now its working

    Thanks Guys for all your help
     
    Ethelwulf, Apr 5, 2018
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