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Typically, for Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 it\u2019s located:<\/p>\n<p>C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Right-click on it and select Notepad.<\/p>\n<p>But sometimes, even when you are logged on with administrative credentials, you may receive the following error message:<\/p>\n<p>Access to C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc\\ hosts was denied<\/p>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>Cannot create the C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts file. Make sure that the path and file name are correct.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, type Notepad in start search and right-click on the Notepad result. Select Run as administrator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Once you get it opened you can start making changes. As with our Mac instructions you may wish to copy your original file just incase.<\/p>\n<p>By default, a windows hosts file should be similar to the following:<\/p>\n<p>127.0.0.1 localhost<\/p>\n<p>You can add additional lines to this file that will point requests for a particular domain to your new server\u2019s IP address (see screenshot in step 1 of Mac). 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Simply copy\/paste the following command and hit return:<\/p>\n<p>sudo cp \/private\/etc\/hosts \/private\/etc\/hosts-orig<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> After you have a backup copy, you can then edit your host file. To get started, simply copy\/paste the following command and hit return:<\/p>\n<p>sudo nano \/private\/etc\/hosts<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> You will then be prompted your admin password for your Mac user. Enter it just like you\u2019re logging onto your computer and press return.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> This will bring up your host file which looks something like this:<\/p>\n<p>Host Database<br \/>\n#<br \/>\n# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface<br \/>\n# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.<br \/>\n##<br \/>\n127.0.0.1 localhost<br \/>\n255.255.255.255 broadcasthost<br \/>\n::1 localhost<\/p>\n<p>Below this, you will add your domain and IP address. 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