Changing Hosts File?

Jul 19, 2013

I am trying to edit my host file, but the system is telling me that I need to be an administrator, when I am the administrator. I made an attachment in word with screen shot for you to see.

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How To Edit Hosts File For Windows 8

Mar 25, 2013

I want to edit the hosts file for my windows8, but the problem is it will not allow me to save the changes,it prompts me to "you have no rights,please log on to admistrator....etc".

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I am getting error "Save failed - Please check if this file is opened in another program" when trying to edit the hosts file in Notepad++. This has only started happening after a fresh installation of Windows 8 on a new computer. My previous computer with Windows 8.1 was able to do it correctly without any errors. I am using only one account on both computers, but for some reason on the new computer, the UAC keeps getting in the way. I have lowered the UAC warnings all the way down but that hasn't worked. Is there another setting I'm missing?

Note that I don't want to right-click Notepad++ and choose "Run as administrator" every time I want to edit a system file. I see that as a waste of time and an unnecessary step since I am already using an administrator account. I didn't have to do that on the old computer.

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Jan 14, 2014

I am currently on 8.1. I can't figure out what else I have to do, to save a config file to the root of C. It's an old application, and that's where the config needs to go.

I am worried that the medicine is worse than the illness in this problem - all the messing around with ownership might have damaged my windows installation.

Who needs to be the owner of what, on C: for me to simply save a file there?

My user is already the owner, and it's an admin user. I propagated across C: and then added System and Trusted installer with Full admin access.

Yet i STILL cannot write to C: Getting message: Error 0x80070522: A required privilege is not held by the client.

What more do I have to do, to write to my own c: drive on my own computer.....

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Aug 25, 2014

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If not, is there another file manager I can use with these capabilities.

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Aug 23, 2013

First, I tried to edit the 'hosts' file but wasn't let save the change as having no permission. I'm the only user and administrator. I took over ownership and gave full rights to myself, rebooted, still the same.

Second, I tried to run notepad as administrator for the same reason. It wouldn't open. Then, I wanted to start it from an elevated command prompt, but cmd didn't start as admin either. This, like notepad, opened nicely as 'normal', neither as admin.

I run Windows 8 Enterprise 64 bit.

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May 1, 2013

I have a Sony VAIO VPCSE and I have installed Windows 8 Professional. My region, language, input methods etc are set to English(Ireland)

The Problem When I turn on my laptop, there is the word "ENG" beside my clock and my input language is set to English (United States). When I click ENG; I am giving the option to switch between English(Ireland) and English (United States).

When I go to language preferences, the English (United States) language does not show as being one of my preferences

However, when I add the language and then press "Remove", the ENG beside the clock disappears

I don't mind what it is; editing the registry, deleting the English(United States) language.

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Jul 5, 2014

my Keyboard language input keeps changing from English (UK) to English (US)... pretty much all of my passwords have an @ sign in them so you can imaging how annoying this is lol.

This seems heavily related to my mouse - SteelSeries - World of Warcraft : Cataclysm? MMO Gaming Mouse / the control panel for that mouse as it only started happening after installing this mouse (both home and work pc).

I have tried to add English (US) >> Set it as Primary >> Then remove English (US).

Doing this removes the English (US) keyboard completely which is what I want/expect but then it comes back again after a short while?

Is it possible to change the English (US) keys to match that of the English (UK) so even if it does change to English (US) it wouldn't be a problem anyway?

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Feb 21, 2014

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May 4, 2013

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Why didn't the name change everywhere and not just at the top of the tree? Is there a way to insure the name changes everywhere if you rename a folder. Oh, I tried going through USERS>Jack and changing it but I forget right now but it didn't work out completely kosher.

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I would also like to move the *Restart option so that it appears above the *Shut Down option (it is currently below.)

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Apr 3, 2014

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Sometimes the file will appear in the parent and child directory. If I delete it from the parent directory, it vanishes from the child directory as well. I have to rescue it from the trash. I drag it from the trash to the desired child directory and shortly after that, it is visible in the parent directory and child.

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I am using Windows 8.1 Update and Windows ADK.

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Network Location - Set to Private or Public in Windows 8

I have a home network, several PCs connected to a modem/router (all with Ethernet cables), with ADSL access.

One PC has got Windows 8.1, with network settings as "private network", with sharing ("find devices and content") turned on. I am thinking about turning it off, to increase security, since I don't need to share files an printers.

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