Windows 10: Can't edit host file

I can't edit the hosts file at all. I tried nearly all the solutions I found here, on Youtube and other sites and none of them worked, including the one on notepad and using cmd. I literally can't do anything with the file. I can't copy, I can't move to another location, I can't open and I can't edit.

It looks like the file is 'locked' for some reason. The interesting thing is that I can edit all the other files inside the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc folder normally, but not the hosts file.

Can anybody help me?

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Hosts file editing

I have to jump in and say I use, and have used the host file for years. It's an easy way to take stress off of old name servers. I don't add everything, but major shares I do add to the host file. I've used the host file for some tunneling as well. I try to optimize my network as much as possible and I have a solid network. But Easy Rhino is right as well, you'll want to have everything he suggested as well. *Toast :toast:

 

Unable to edit Hosts file

Hi,

We would like to ask how are you trying to edit the host file on your computer? Is there any chance that you are doing it via Notepad as administrator? If not, you can try doing the steps below:

• Press the Windows key and search for Notepad.
• Once Notepad is available, right-click and select Run as administrator.
• In your Notepad, Click File > Open
  and search for the following file: c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts
• You can edit the changes as normal
• Click File > Save to save your changes.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Unable to edit Hosts file

Step 1. Move file hosts from
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\ to
Desktop.

Step 2. Edit (in Notepad)

Step 3. Save your changes.

Step 4. Move file hosts to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\