Hosts File is basically the file used by Microsoft Windows to map hostnames to IP addresses. In simple words, IP addresses can be given names like web addresses. For example, if you’ve hosted a local ...

Starting at the end of July, Microsoft has begun detecting HOSTS files that block Windows 10 telemetry servers as a 'Severe' security risk. The HOSTS file is a text file located at C:\Windows\system32 ...

If you see There was an error while attempting to read the local hosts file, Event ID 1012 in the Event Viewer of your Windows 11/10 computer, follow the solutions ...