How to FIX Cannot Edit File Host in Windows

You need to first of all take the ownership of the hosts file+etc folder in order to modify it.To take ownership follow the steps:.

Try open Microsoft Store and check for update and update all applications. Try update your Windows. If possible, try use a different editor and ...

Open the hosts file and make your edits/saves. I would strongly recommend replacing notepad with Notepad II or Notepad + because they can help ...

When the user is non administrator user, but has permissions to change the hosts file, the Hosts file editor unable to save the changes and ...

Easiest way to edit: 1. Open HOSTS file (does not need to be as admin). 2. Make changes. 3. Save HOSTS to Desktop, Documents, or other location. 4. Copy and ...

The problem is actually very simple: in Windows 10 the hosts file is read-only by default. This means that even if you can access it with administrative ...

Make sure that the path and file name are correct. Instead, you must save the file elsewhere like the Documents or Desktop folder. After saving, ...

You need to run notepad as administrator, navigate to the file and open it. This isn't the best way though. What you should do ...

Open Notepad, just the program, as admin. Then you go to File > Open > Locate the hosts file (remember to select all file formats) > ...

1. Go to C:-Windows-System32-drivers-etc with explorer 2. Type on Shift and right-click on an open space 3. Click on open command window here as Administrator