{"id":3033,"date":"2021-10-13T13:29:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=3033"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:29:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:29:10","slug":"learn-to-flush-your-dns-cache-in-windows-in-simple-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/learn-to-flush-your-dns-cache-in-windows-in-simple-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Flush your DNS cache in Windows in Simple Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can flush your DNS cache in different versions of Windows as below:<\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial we are going to see how you can flush your DNS cache in Windows having version 8 &amp; 10 as below:<\/p>\n<h3>Windows 8 &amp; 10<\/h3>\n<p>1. On your keyboard click on the\u00a0<strong>Windows<\/strong>\u00a0logo while holding the\u00a0<strong>R<\/strong>\u00a0key at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The run box will get displayed.<\/p>\n<p>2. Type\u00a0<strong>cmd<\/strong>\u00a0in the run box and then hit the\u00a0<strong>\u2018Enter\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0key.<\/p>\n<p>3. The command prompt will pop up. Enter the below command in it:<\/p>\n<div id=\"crayon-6166de394a24b362481929\" class=\"crayon-syntax crayon-theme-classic crayon-font-monaco crayon-os-pc print-yes notranslate\" data-settings=\" minimize scroll-mouseover\">\n<div class=\"crayon-main\">\n<div class=\"crayon-pre\">\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"crayon-6166de394a24b362481929-1\" class=\"crayon-line\"><strong><span class=\"crayon-v\">C<\/span><span class=\"crayon-o\">:<\/span><span class=\"crayon-sy\">\\<\/span><span class=\"crayon-v\">Users<\/span><span class=\"crayon-sy\">\\<\/span><span class=\"crayon-v\">username<\/span><span class=\"crayon-o\">&gt;<\/span> <span class=\"crayon-v\">ipconfig<\/span> <span class=\"crayon-o\">\/<\/span><span class=\"crayon-v\">flushdns<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The command runs and returns to the prompt.<\/p>\n<p>4. Next, type exit and hit the\u00a0<strong>\u2018Enter\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0key to close the window.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0After that you might see a pop-up box with a message that Windows \u201c\u2026cannot end the program as it may still be running\u2026\u201d \u2013 ignore it as it\u2019s completely safe (and required) to click the End Now button to exit.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can flush your DNS cache in different versions of Windows as below: In this tutorial we are going to see how you can flush your DNS cache in Windows having version 8 &amp; 10 as below: Windows 8 &amp; 10 1. On your keyboard click on the\u00a0Windows\u00a0logo while holding the\u00a0R\u00a0key at the same time. 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