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Your DNS cache stores the locations (IP addresses) of webservers that contain pages which you have
recently viewed. If the location of the web server changes before the entry in your DNS cache updates, you
will be unable to access the site.
If you encounter a large number of HTML 404 error codes, you may need to clear your DNS cache. Once you
clear your DNS cache, your computer will query nameservers for the new DNS information.
Windows 8
1. Press Win+X to open the WinX Menu.
2. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
3. Enter the following command:
ipconfig/flushdns
If the command was successful, you will see the following message:
WindowsIPconfigurationsuccessfullyflushedtheDNSResolverCache.
Windows 7
1. Click the Start button.
2. Enter cmd in the Start menu search text box.
3. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
4. Type the following command and press Enter: ipconfig /flushdns
5. If the command was successful, you will see the following message:
WindowsIPconfigurationsuccessfullyflushedtheDNSResolverCache.
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ipconfig/flushdns
Warning:
To run this command, you will need to know the computer's Admin account password.
sudodscacheutilflushcache
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