How to edit host file in windows 10

The hosts file is a text file which maps hostnames to IP addresses on windows operating system. This file has been in use since the time of ARPANET. this is a method to resolve hostnames to a specific IP address. it will resolve the hostname using DNS (domain name service), which is the process used on the Internet to obtain the server IP address behind a domain name. If you need to modify host file in windows 10 you can use the following steps

1. Click on windows key and type notepad

2. Right-click on notepad run as administrator

3. Click on File and select open

4. Give file path in the file name and click on open

c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts

5. Now host file open

6. Make the necessary changes to the file.

7. Select File > Save to save your changes.