Windows networking

Sat May 16 3:40 pm EDT 2026
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How to access and edit the hosts file in Windows 11

Run Notepad as an administrator. Open and edit C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file.

In the Start menu, search Notepad and right-click it. In the context menu, select Run as administrator.

The hosts file is located at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc folder. Open the file using File > Open menu. Make sure you've selected All files (*.*) from drop-down list in the Open dialog box.

Add a new entry at the end of the file, for example:

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

111.222.222.111 your_domain.com

Save and exit the file.