Reset Hosts File to Default

Dear Friends,

In Windows, hosts file is an important file which maps hostnames to IP addresses. It is a simple text file that contains text lines containing IP address followed by the hostname. It is usually found in %windir%\System32\drivers\etc\ folder.

It is sometimes hijacked by malware to redirect to website that contains malicious code.

Steps-

(1) Navigate to Start then RUN dialog box.

(2) Type following text and press enter.

   %windir%\System32\drivers\etc\

(3) In etc folder, you will find hosts file.

(4) Open the file with notepad and replace its contents with the following text

For Windows 7:

# 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

For Windows XP and Server 2003:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 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

 127.0.0.1 localhost

(5) Save the file to set it to default.

That’s all.

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