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How can I open a file on Windows 7 if I received an "Access is Denied" message?

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Find notepad.exe in your windows\system32 folder, and choose "Run as Administrator." Then, go to file, open and navigate to the hosts file, and remember to change the bottom file type from *.txt to All files.

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Why did it say that I don't have permission to save?

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This may happen when a user might not be authorized to save or modify certain system files in Windows OS platform. To change this, locate the file that you wish to modify. Right-click on the file and select Properties. This opens a pop-up window with tools to tweak the file. Next, go to the Security tab and highlight the User/User name (aka User Account name) and its permission is displayed in the box below it. To allow permission, click on the Edit button and on the new pop-up window, highlight the User again and tick the items below to provide necessary permissions.

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I tried saving, but it refuses to save. What should I do?

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Open Notepad as an administrator. Open Notepad >> in Notepad: click on file>>open file>>save.

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How can I properly save the Notepad file?

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You just copy that file to your desktop and edit it, then move it to the System32–>drivers–>etc folder.

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How do I access the "hosts" file on Windows 7?

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The process for Windows 7 is similar to the Windows 10 instructions in the article. Type "notepad" into the text box at the bottom of Start, right-click Notepad and select the "Administrator" option, and then follow the instructions from there.

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How do I unblock a site from the "hosts" file?

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If you already blocked the site in the "hosts" file, removing the blocked site's line (including the "127.0.0.1" text) will unblock the site. If you're trying to get around a blocked website on a computer that isn't yours, you'll have to use a proxy website, a VPN, or Tor.

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What do I do if I can't change the permissions of the host file?

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You should have an Administrator account or run notepad as Admin and copy the host file code in there.

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