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How do I edit access denied hosts file?

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How do I edit access denied hosts file?

To get permission to modify it, you should:

  1. Navigate to the C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc directory.
  2. Find your hosts file, right-click it, and select Properties.
  3. Open Attributes section and uncheck the Read-only option.
  4. Click Apply and OK to save changes.

How do I change the permissions on a hosts file?

Windows 7 and Windows Vista

  1. Select Start > All Programs > Accessories.
  2. Right-click Notepad and select Run as administrator.
  3. Click Continue to grant permission.
  4. In Notepad, select File > Open.
  5. In the File name field, enter the following path:
  6. Select Open.
  7. Make the necessary changes to the file.

How do I fix access to denied files?

Right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties. Click the Security tab. Under Group or user names, click your name to see the permissions that you have. Click Edit, click your name, select the check boxes for the permissions that you must have, and then click OK.

How do I open host file in System32?

Press Windows Key + R. Type %WinDir%\System32\Drivers\Etc into the Run window and click OK. Open the hosts file with a text editor such as Notepad.

How do I get System32 permission to save?

How to Change the Permissions for System32 Drivers

  1. Press “Windows-R” to open Run.
  2. Click “OK” to open the directory in Windows Explorer.
  3. Click the “Advanced Sharing” button, check “Share This Folder,” then click “Permissions.”
  4. Select a group or user.
  5. Click “OK” to change the folder permissions.

How do I open a Host file as administrator?

Workaround

  1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Notepad, and then click Run as administrator.
  2. Open the Hosts file or the Lmhosts file, make the necessary changes, and then click Save on the File menu.

How do I open a host file as administrator?

Why does my computer keep saying access denied?

The “Access Denied” error appears when your browser uses different proxy settings or VPN instead of what’s really set on your Windows 10 PC. Thus, when a website detects that there is something wrong with your browser cookies or your network, it blocks you and this is why you can’t open it.

How do I fix my hosts file?

To reset the Hosts file back to the default yourself, follow these steps: Click Start, click Run, type Notepad, and then click OK. On the File menu, select Save as, type “hosts” in the File name box, and then save the file to the desktop. Select Start > Run, type %WinDir%\System32\Drivers\Etc, and then select OK.

How do I allow permission in System32?

How do I get full access to System32 folder?

How to Access System 32

  1. Click on “Computer” or “My Computer.” The desktop and “Start” menu icon will look like a computer.
  2. Click on the main hard drive, which is normally designated as the “(C:)” drive.
  3. Click on the “Windows” system folder.
  4. Scroll down to the “System32” folder, and click on it to open it.

How do I run System32 as administrator?

System32 folder Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter: C:\Windows\System32. Double-click the cmd.exe file to launch Command Prompt with standard privileges. (Optional) Right-click the cmd.exe file and select Run as administrator to launch the app with administrator privileges.

How do I get System32 on Windows 10?

How do I bypass command prompt access denied?

Press Windows Key + X and select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu. When Command Prompt starts, run net user administrator /active: yes command. By doing so you’ll unlock the administrator account. Now log off of your account and switch to the newly enabled Administrator account.

How do I open a file in Linux permission denied?

To fix the permission denied error in Linux, one needs to change the file permission of the script. Use the “chmod” (change mode) command for this purpose.

How do I force a host file in Windows?

Open Notepad > Start Open Notepad > Open as administrator. Copy all the hosts files entries and save it. Finally copy the hosts file copied at the desired location say : C:\tempfolder\hosts to c:windows\system32\drivers\etc folder. Show activity on this post….

  1. worked like charm.
  2. Don’t know why but it worked.