Windows 8 & 10
- Click the Windows logo while holding the R key at the same time.
- The run box appears.
- In the run box, type
cmdand then hit the 'Enter' key. - In the command prompt that pops up, enter:
C:\Users\username> ipconfig /flushdns
- The command runs and returns to the prompt.
- 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
- Click the Start button, and then type 'cmd' in the search bar (where it says 'search for programs and files').
- In the command prompt that pops up, enter:
C:\Users\username> ipconfig /flushdns
- Press the 'Enter' key, and then repeat the process two more times.
- Type
exit, and then press the 'Enter' key to close the window.
