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This will append your host entries at the end of the hosts file. I had trouble saving mine too, but it was actually a very simple reason. Right-click on the hosts file, opened properties, unchecked the "read-only" box, then saved it without issue. Now it resolves through DNS. I want to use API service Can someone help me?

If this is irrelevant Question here then i can delete it.. Ironically the reason some people are having trouble editing their hosts files is because it can be a really bad idea to edit the hosts file if you don't know what you are doing, so Windows makes it very difficult to do on purpose. It sounds like you are trying to register for some service that wants you to provide a URL in order to get an access token.

I think Twilio does things like this, as do some email marketing services. If I understand correctly, you will not be able to do this using your local machine as a redirect, because the service will want a publicly facing URL, probably for verification. The IP address It's called brace yourselves , it's a super creative title : Hosts File Editor. Very nice. If I'm ever stuck on Windows so straightforward on Linux , I'll install that. Thank you, but is there any idea about using the command line?

I feel pretty uncomfortable with this solution. Your post is very great. You may feel difficult to use the keyboard when switching[ How to Edit Hosts File in Windows 7, 8 and 10? Click on Start Button.

Open Notepad Using Search in Windows 8. Opening a File in Notepad. Open Hosts File in Notepad in Windows 8. And I frequently run about six differernt malware, spybot, and virus problems, one at a time.

Why not rename host to host-old, reboot, and see what happens.? Confusion continues: other sites say adding a server will actually block access, so I want bad sites listed, right? Do check it out. So you can usually edit it in safe mode if all else fails. Comments violating those rules will be removed. Comments that don't add value will be removed, including off-topic or content-free comments, or comments that look even a little bit like spam.

All comments containing links and certain keywords will be moderated before publication. I want comments to be valuable for everyone, including those who come later and take the time to read. Search Ask Leo! Do this Subscribe to Confident Computing! I'll see you there! There are a few examples in the hosts file to show you how to format your entries. You have to put the IP address first followed by the domain name, and the two have to be separated by at least one space a tab is a good way to format them.

As you can see in the image above and read from the directions in the hosts file, the symbol is used as a comment, meaning that anything that follows it is avoided. Founder of Help Desk Geek and managing editor. He began blogging in and quit his job in to blog full-time.

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