Flushing your DNS cache in Windows

Windows 8 & 10

  1. Click the Windows logo while holding the R key at the same time.
    The run box appears.
  2. In the run box, type cmd and then hit the 'Enter' key.
  3. In the command prompt that pops up, enter:
    C:\Users\username> ipconfig /flushdns
    The command runs and returns to the prompt.
  4. Type exit, and then press the ‘Enter’ key to close the window.

When exiting the Windows command prompt, you may see a pop-up box claiming that Windows "...cannot end the program as it may still be running..." – it's completely safe (and required) to click the End Now button to exit.

Windows 7

  1. Click the Start button, and then type 'cmd' in the search bar (where it says 'search for programs and files').
  2. In the command prompt that pops up, enter:
    C:\Users\username> ipconfig /flushdns
  3. Press the 'Enter' key, and then repeat the process two more times.
  4. Type exit, and then press the 'Enter' key to close the window.

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