Windows Hosts File Location (and How to Use it) | Save Location
savelocation.net › windows-hostsC:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts On Windows 8 and 10, you'll need to run the application you wish to open the hosts file with as administrator in order to access it. We'll use Notepad as an example. First, open Notepad as an administrator by right clicking it and selecting Run as Administrator: Then, go to File > Open (or hit CTRL + O): Finally, paste the hosts file location from above into the File name: field and hit Open: