Hello all,
When I add lines to my host file, I am able to save it to my desktop with all changes intact. But when I move the file to the etc folder in Windows 10, the changes I made are removed. Changes that prevent a specific website from accessing my computer.
I use Notepad as administrator.
It is only when I transfer the modified host file to its "etc" folder that the line change is removed.
Perhaps the specific website in question has installed a hidden program in the Host file that prevents it from keeping my changes when the file is transferred to the "etc" folder?
Note, when I add a line such as "support.(company name) the line stays in after I relocate the file to the "etc" folder.
But when I add a line that directs to the URL to the company's main site, that line is removed from the file after I move the file from my Desktop to the "etc" folder.
Any help?
When I add lines to my host file, I am able to save it to my desktop with all changes intact. But when I move the file to the etc folder in Windows 10, the changes I made are removed. Changes that prevent a specific website from accessing my computer.
I use Notepad as administrator.
It is only when I transfer the modified host file to its "etc" folder that the line change is removed.
Perhaps the specific website in question has installed a hidden program in the Host file that prevents it from keeping my changes when the file is transferred to the "etc" folder?
Note, when I add a line such as "support.(company name) the line stays in after I relocate the file to the "etc" folder.
But when I add a line that directs to the URL to the company's main site, that line is removed from the file after I move the file from my Desktop to the "etc" folder.
Any help?