{"id":1726,"date":"2019-09-06T09:53:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T01:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=1726"},"modified":"2022-10-08T18:10:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T10:10:23","slug":"windows-7-how-to-edit-hosts-file","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/kb\/windows-7-how-to-edit-hosts-file","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7, How to edit hosts file"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1726\" class=\"elementor elementor-1726\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a94c160 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a94c160\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a31176b\" data-id=\"a31176b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865aae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"865aae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to edit hosts file in Windows 7<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d919184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d919184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Hosts file is a file where you can manually enter a hostname and IP address pair to bypass the DNS server.<\/p><p>By default, you cannot see the hidden file in the system folders. The hosts file is used to map hostnames (in other words domains) to IP addresses. With the hosts file, you can change the IP address that you resolve a given domain name to. This change only affects your own computer without affecting how the domain is resolved worldwide.<\/p><p>To show hidden folders in Windows 7, open a windows explorer, click the &#8220;Organize&#8221; drop-down button and select &#8220;Folder and search options&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f6417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17f6417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-folder-and-search-options-01.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"windows 7 folder and search options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-folder-and-search-options-01.png 228w, https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-folder-and-search-options-01-193x300.png 193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15f4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d15f4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>First, from the Folder Options, choose &#8220;Show hidden files, folders, and drives, press Apply and OK to save the setting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31456a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31456a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"399\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-folder-option-02.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"windows 7 folder option\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-folder-option-02.png 399w, https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-folder-option-02-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa18dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa18dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Second,\u00a0 access to hosts file&#8217;s directory to make the change.<\/p><p>May open with cmd, %systemroot%\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\<\/p><p>or access to My Computer -&gt; C drive -&gt; \u00a0Windows -&gt; System 32 -&gt; drivers -&gt; etc<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e486a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e486a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"634\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-hosts-file-03.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"hosts file\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-hosts-file-03.png 634w, https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-hosts-file-03-300x74.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fd37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9fd37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Third, double-click host file to open and edit the file.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9b4e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd9b4e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"574\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-notepad-04.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"notepad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-notepad-04.png 574w, https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-notepad-04-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5489f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5489f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Then, note that this method for editing the Hosts file will not work. You will get a message saying you do not have permission to save to this location.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e498d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e498d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"399\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-permission-message-05.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"windows 7 permission message\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-permission-message-05.png 399w, https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-permission-message-05-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea8bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea8bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Besides that, In order to edit the hosts file, you have to click <strong>Start<\/strong>\u00a0button and type in\u00a0<strong>Notepad\u00a0<\/strong>and then right click and choose\u00a0<strong>Run as Administrator<\/strong>\u00a0to open the hosts file.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dacf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4dacf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"398\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-run-as-administrator-06.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"windows 7 run as administrator\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-run-as-administrator-06.png 398w, https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-run-as-administrator-06-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4bf94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4bf94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Now navigate to drivers\/etc\/ folder again and make sure to choose. All files for File Types otherwise you won&#8217;t see the Host file.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460db4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"460db4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"505\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-file-type-07.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"windows 7 file type\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-file-type-07.png 505w, https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-7-file-type-07-300x48.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88513c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88513c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Make your changes and click save to save all your changes. You will not get the error about not being able to modify the Host file.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7875c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7875c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>You can learn more about web hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondoze.com\/blog\/web-hosting\/what-is-web-hosting-types-of-web-hosting-you-must-know\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to edit hosts file in Windows 7 Hosts file is a file where you can manually enter a hostname and IP address pair to bypass the DNS server. By default, you cannot see the hidden file in the system folders. 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