{"id":8589,"date":"2023-01-25T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T03:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=8589"},"modified":"2023-01-25T23:49:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T15:49:48","password":"","slug":"flush-dns-cache-on-windows-computer","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help\/flush-dns-cache-on-windows-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Flush DNS Cache on Windows Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;ve got a Windows computer and are searching for how to flush DNS cache, you&#8217;re on the right track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of people don&#8217;t realise how important it is to clear DNS cache regularly. The reason is simple: to get rid of cached results when you visit a new site, or to switch between different server configurations within one company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s very easy to do this. Here are 3 simple steps to follow:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Note: Saved passwords, browser histories, and website login credentials may also be cleared when flushing DNS cache. Make sure to have a copy of your logins and passwords, or bookmark your preferred links before proceeding to flush DNS cache.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hit <\/span><b>Start<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your keyboard or taskbar, then lookup Command Prompt. Launch the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/windows-11-start-cmd-launch-command-prompt.png\" alt=\"windows 11 start cmd launch command prompt\" width=\"335\" height=\"69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/windows-11-start-cmd-launch-command-prompt.png 335w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/windows-11-start-cmd-launch-command-prompt-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can also click the Windows logo key on your keyboard + R. Type in \u201ccmd\u201d then hit Enter. This will also launch the Command Prompt program.<\/li>\n<li>If you are not using an administrator account, there may be a prompt to confirm you are allowing Command Prompt to make changes to the computer. Click on <strong>Yes<\/strong> or ask an administrator to enter their password to proceed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the Command Prompt window is open, type <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Courier New';\">ipconfig \/flushdns <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and hit <\/span><b>Enter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This confirmation message should appear to confirm that the flush DNS cache has been completed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/image-2-1024x152.png\" alt=\"successfully flush dns cache windows os\" width=\"800\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/image-2-1024x152.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/image-2-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/image-2-768x114.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/image-2-1536x227.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/image-2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve got a Windows computer and are searching for how to flush DNS cache, you&#8217;re on the right track. A lot of people don&#8217;t realise how important it is to clear DNS cache regularly. The reason is simple: to get rid of cached results when you visit a new site, or to switch between [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[49],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8589","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-dns"],"year_month":"2026-06","word_count":221,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"syd123","author_nicename":"syd123","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/author\/syd123\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"DNS","term_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help-category\/dns\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/8589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/8589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8592,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/8589\/revisions\/8592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=8589"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=8589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}