Friday, April 2, 2010

How to Flush or Reset the Windows 7 & Vista DNS Cache.

Quite frequently, internet connection problems can be traced to a corrupted DNS cache.

Resetting or Flushing this cache is an easy fix to many of these problems.

This is how to clear the DNS cache in Windows.

Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. Rt-click on it and 'Run As Administrator'. Type the following and hit enter:

ipconfig /flushdns

You should be able to see a confirmation dialog window:

Windows IP Configuration. Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

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