[Sticky] Flushing your DNS cache in Windows

[h=3]Windows XP[/h]
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[*]Click the [FONT=&quot]Start[/FONT] button and then click [FONT=&quot]Run[/FONT].
[*]Type in cmd and click [FONT=&quot]OK[/FONT].
[*]In the window that comes up, enter:
[*]C:Usersusername> ipconfig /flushdns
[*][COLOR=#7DFDFE]C:Usersusername> [/COLOR][COLOR=white]ipconfig /flushdns[/COLOR]

[*]Press the ‘Enter’ key and repeat the process two more times.
[*]Type exit, and then press the ‘Enter’ key to close the window.
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[h=3]Windows Vista[/h]
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[*]Click the [FONT=&quot]Start[/FONT] button.
[*]In the menu, select ‘All Programs’.
[*]Click [FONT=&quot]Accessories[/FONT].
[*]Right click on ‘Command Prompt’.
[*]Select the option ‘Run As Administrator’.
[*]In the window that opens, type the following, and then press ‘Enter’:
[*]C:Usersusername> ipconfig /flushdns
[*][COLOR=#7DFDFE]C:Usersusername> [/COLOR][COLOR=white]ipconfig /flushdns[/COLOR]

[*]Press the ‘Enter’ key and repeat the process two more times.
[*]Type exit, and then press the ‘Enter’ key to close the window.
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[COLOR=#333333][FONT=&quot]If you wish to instead verify what domains and IPs your computer currently has cached, you may use the command ipconfig /displaydns in the steps described above.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[h=3]Windows 7[/h]
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[*]Click the [FONT=&quot]Start[/FONT] 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:Usersusername> ipconfig /flushdns
[*][COLOR=#7DFDFE]C:Usersusername> [/COLOR][COLOR=white]ipconfig /flushdns[/COLOR]

[*]Press the ‘Enter’ key, and then repeat the process two more times.
[*]Type exit, and then press the ‘Enter’ key to close the window.
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[h=3]Windows 8 & 10[/h]
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[*]Click the Windows logo while holding the R key at the same time.

[I]The run box appears.[/I]

[*]In the run box, type cmd and then hit the ‘Enter’ key.
[*]In the command prompt that pops up, enter:
[*]C:Usersusername> ipconfig /flushdns
[*][COLOR=#7DFDFE]C:Usersusername> [/COLOR][COLOR=white]ipconfig /flushdns[/COLOR]

[I]The command runs and returns to the prompt.[/I]

[*]Type exit, and then press the ‘Enter’ key to close the window.
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