How to edit your windows Hosts file

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A step by step, in-depth process on how to edit your windows hosts file.

Very brief steps:
1. Open your Hosts file (%windows%/system32/drivers/etc)
2. open hosts file using a text editor
3. delete the 5 lines of unwanted redirects
4. Save as to the desktop with the name "hosts" with the filetype "all files"
5. delete the hosts file in the etc folder
6. move the hosts file from the desktop to the etc folder

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8 years on and today you have now met a traveller in need of assistance and you have given that assistance and for that good sir i cannot thank you enough.

DM_Films

If this guy was my college teacher i would have passed out in 2016 !! Thanks mate !! Loved it !! Simple and easy help!! God bless you!!

Achayanrapper

even though it's 8 years later, you're still a life savior lol

TheWarningRockBand

Literally the exact thing I was looking for.

leroyhobbes

Your tutorial is spot on. No jargon, yet explicit enough for a novice to comprehend. You're awesome!

taliusdike

I am 55 but a baby at techie..
So thank you much for speaking in lingo we understand.
We all have to learn..

JaniceDewdney

out of all the people on youtube doing this..you are the one that did it right and explained it well without those stupid antics and gimmicks. it kept on saving it as a txt file and i couldnt get it NOT to do that. you really showed how it's done AND when you edit it again, after removing the .txt, it saves just fine now! TY

skyguy

Thank you. Very helpful.

Real quick, "Folder Options"
Is now called "File Explorer Options" in Control Panel. Hope that helps.

marcusclark

Seriously you saved me from pulling out all my hair due to frustration after reading and seeing tons of other videos and articles!! Thanks a million! :)

trishlee_

This dude is good, thorough yet easy to follow and understand

bigsteveob

Thank you so much! this is probably why I wasn't able to block any website. I was saving as txt and directly to etc.

QueertyUCR

When using notepad, you are forced to save the file as a ".txt". You must then change the file type by unhiding the extension under "folder options" and then delete the ".txt" part in the filename.
If you use Notepad++, you can skip this as Notepad++ allows you to save the file with no extension.

FruTStanD

@teatherm
The windows hosts file does not need to be messed with unless you know what you are doing.

Out of the box, you don't need to edit the windows hosts file for any reason.

The windows hosts file filters your internet. If you don't need to edit it, please don't!

FruTStanD