I tried blocking some websites with the hosts file and it completely gets ignored. I did all possible access ways for the website and still can access it. It's been awhile but either way I don't need to put all the possible ways, just what I type,...
Hey All - Any sage advice your have, I'll take it. I've been an avid Win 8.1 user for years, refusing to upgrade just because of stories I had heard. Well OK, also because I just liked 8.1. Certainly not because I don't like change, NOPE! ...
Hi I keep getting this symptom from time to time , it fixes with windows updates but then occasionally come back .
I have a list of advertising and malware websites that I filter through hosts file that are often used by a chat client as per the...
I am embarrassed that I forgot on change from Windows 7 to 10 I forgot until now to remember that only the sample Hosts file was installed. Now I cannot recall where the more comprehensive version came from or how to install it.
Please advise me.
I can set an alias in the hosts file on a win7 machine and access it just fine but doing the same in Win10 prompts for creds that never work even when entered correctly.
What did win10 change?
hosts file entry:
127.0.0.1 hostname alias...