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At the part where you said put the new hosts file where the old one is and to see if all is well what am I looking for exactly is this to stop the command prompt from opening up at random times?Reset HOSTS file
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/972034
The instructions for W8/8.1 are the same as W10; see the link above for screenshots.
You want to delete the following entries (if they remain):
Here's how to do it:Code:127.0.0.1 down.baidu2016.com 127.0.0.1 123.sogou.com 127.0.0.1 Welcome to nginx! 127.0.0.1 http://www.czzsyzxl.com 127.0.0.1 union.baidu2019.com
Navigate to your HOSTS file:
In the search bar, enter
Open the folder.Code:%WinDir%\System32\Drivers\Etc
Copy the hosts file to your desktop.
Rename the file in the original folder to hosts.old
On your desktop, open the hosts file with Notepad.
Remove the entries if they still exist. Save as hosts with no file extension and change the file type to "all files".
Copy the new hosts file back into the original folder. Once all is verified working well, you can delete the hosts.old file.
Flush DNS
Open Command Prompt and type the following command
Press enter.Code:ipconfig /flushdns
Remove all Restore Points and create a new one.
Type Create Restore Point in the search bar.
In the box that opens (System Properties) Select Configure. Verify System Restore is turned on for your OS drive. If not, turn it on in the next step: select the radio button to Turn on system protection.
Select Delete all restore points for this drive. Click OK. Make sure Local Disk C: System Protection id ON. Click Create and set a new restore point - call it Clean.
The instructions from @Slartybart are also a good idea to perform.
After these, please report how the system is running.