Windows 10: Cant update and save my host file. Please help

Discus and support Cant update and save my host file. Please help in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; My host file is host.bak. I don't know why. Please help [ATTACH] 136568 Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by eppixx, Jul 14, 2019.

  1. eppixx Win User

    Cant update and save my host file. Please help


    My host file is host.bak. I don't know why. Please help

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    eppixx, Jul 14, 2019
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  2. phrab Win User

    Modify & save hosts file


    I have 2 machines: Win10 & WinXP. For some reason, my hosts file on my Win10 machine listed Windows 10 Help Forums as 127.0.0.1. I don't know how this happened & I have not been able to delete that entry & save the hosts file in Windows/Drivers/etc.

    How can I give myself (the administrator) permission to access the file & to save it in the etc. folder?
    Is there a utility that will give me control over the hosts file?

    Thank you in advance!
     
    phrab, Jul 14, 2019
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  3. 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:
     
    Mindweaver, Jul 14, 2019
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  4. Tatty_One Win User

    Cant update and save my host file. Please help

    Saves log files ?

    You can either read the files in Windows or my preferred method is.....

    Download CCcleaner from here...........

    CCleaner Professional | Try the world’s most trusted PC cleaner, free!

    You can then run cleaner, you will see the log files listed, then if you right click you can save as a text file and then have a read. You may also get an "error reporting" log listed seperatly.
     
    Tatty_One, Jul 14, 2019
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