![]() ![]() Now in folder options go to view and select show hidden files, folders and drivers. To view it drop down the organize tab and select folder and search options. They are system files and so the files in etc are hidden by default. Normally you can find hosts file in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. In both Windows 7 and Windows 8 hosts file is located in your system root directory (%systemroot%) that is where Windows is installed. Here we will see how to edit hosts file in Windows 7 and Windows 8 that require administrator privileges.Īt sometimes, let’s say to block a website you will need to access and edit the hosts file. There are also several other files in your windows computer which requires administrator privileges to edit. There are many uses with hosts file like blocking specific websites or a list, redirecting a website, assigning local domain names etc. Hosts file is a normal text file used by your operating system (windows) that is to map domain name to IP address.
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