if dns is not flushing you need to
1. Make host file editable
a. Find your hosts file (%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts)
b. Uncheck the Read Only attribute
2. Edit your hosts file (in this case by using notepad):
a. Open notepad (right click and run as administrator)
b. Open the hosts file with notepad (make sure to change the type search to All files and not .txt)
c. delete all lines referencing unwanted sites (just leave “127.0.0.1 localhost”)
d. save the file
3. Make host file Read Only again
a. Find your hosts file (%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts)
b. Check the Read Only attribute
4. Flush the dns
a. Run command prompt as administrator to avoid elevation error
b. at C:\Windows\System32> type “ipconfig /flushdns” (space between “ipconfig” and / sign
5. Double check it worked
a. type “ipconfig /displaydns” (it should only show the localhost and no unwanted websites)
b. Close the command prompt
c. ALL DONE!!!
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:: mike