How to Save a Host file in windows 7

Hi friends welcome back to worldtech360. In this tutorial i am gonna show you how to save a host file in windows 7,you can follow the same procedure in windows 8.Normally most of the people find difficult in saving the host files because when ever they try to save it,a window will pop up showing "Access denied" even though you opened the file using a Full fledged Administrative account (The host file is normally used to bypass the DNS server or to redirect a particular domain or to block a particular website).So lets see how to save it.

Steps to save a host file:

1.Click on start button and type "Notepad" in the search box.Open it using Administrative rights (Recommended).

Run the notepad using Administrative rights in windows

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2.Now click on File > Open in notepad.Now browse to the host file .The path for the Host file is :

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

3.Now enter your desired Host name and the IP address in it and Click on save(CTRL+S ) and your host name and IP address will be saved in the host file.If you wan to check whether they are saved or not just click on the host file and you will find them.

That's it friends i hope you enjoyed the article,If you have any queries feel free to ask us through comments and Have a nice day.

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