Method to reset Windows 10 hosts file

Press Start at the bottom-left corner of the screen and search for Notepad;

• Right-click on the application and pick Run as Administrator option;
• Press Yes on the UAC screen

Navigate to File > Open

Enter C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc;

• Search for All Files option on the top-right corner and select it;
• Now you see all files and should indicate hosts file to open it;

Paste the following text and save it by pressing File > Save:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host
# localhost name resolution is handle within DNS itself.
#       127.0.0.1       localhost
#       ::1             localhost

Reset hosts file back to default on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

• Click on the Start button and type Notepad into the search;

• Right-click on it and pick Run as Administrator option;

• Press File > Open;

• Type C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc;

Select All Files on the right corner and open hosts file;

Paste the following text inside the document and navigate to File > Save:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host
# localhost name resolution is handle within DNS itself.
#       127.0.0.1       localhost
#       ::1             localhost

Steps to reset Windows 7 hosts file

• Navigate to the bottom-left corner of the screen and press Start;
• Type Notepad and right-click on it;

Select Run as Administrator and on UAC press Yes;

Open the Notepad and select File > Open;

Enter C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc;

On the right corner select All Files option and find hosts file;

Open it, copy the following text inside and select File > Save:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handle within DNS itself.
#       127.0.0.1       localhost
#       ::1             localhost