Win10 modify the hosts file requires administrator privileges how to do

  

What should I do if I need administrator rights to modify the hosts file?

Users who use win10 system may find that win10 can't save hosts. This is because Win10 system does not have permission to edit the files in the system by default. This is not enough permission to modify the hosts. the reason.

First enter the location of the Win10 system's hosts file, we can directly enter C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\etc and press Enter to open it. Right click on the hosts file and select the properties, as shown below.

Click on “Advanced” in the hosts property dialog, as shown below.

Click on Change Permissions in the Advanced Security Settings screen of hosts, as shown below.

Click the Add button in the new pop-up dialog box, as shown below.

Click on the main body of the hosts under the Permissions project window to select the main body & rdquo;, as shown below.

Click to enter the Select User or Group interface, click Advanced, as shown below.

After clicking Advanced, we then click to understand the search, then find the current user's account in the search results, select it and click OK, as shown below.

Click OK in the Select User or Group interface, as shown below.

Check the basic permissions of the hosts under the permissions project interface, and then click OK, as shown below.

After the permission is successfully added, click OK directly, as shown in the figure below.

After clicking, you are prompted to change the permissions settings for the system folder, which will reduce the security of your computer and cause problems when users access files. Do you want to continue? We click Yes. As shown below.


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