How To Flush DNS For Laptop Devices Using Windows 8 Operating System

How to Flush DNS for Laptop Devices Using the Windows 8 Operating System (Pixabay)

YOGYAKARTA - Flush DNS is a method used to solve internet problems by deleting, resetting, or deleting the DNS cache on your device.

Basically, DNS cache is an activity performed by a computer device to store data from the activities you did before, which is obtained from your activities using the internet.

The data that has been stored will then be used every time you perform a search in a browser or other application. You will be recommended some history of websites you have visited.

In this article, we will explain how to perform Flush DNS for a computer or laptop that uses the Windows 8 operating system, so that you can operate every application on your device smoothly.

However, before performing a DNS Flush please note that it can create search history and all entries you made on your device, especially those done in the browser will be deleted.

It will also force your computer or laptop to re-register the web pages that you have accessed, which are taken from the DNS server provided by your network.

Therefore, if you are interested in performing a DNS Flush, users can follow the steps that have been compiled by the VOI team below, which are summarized from various sources.

How to Flush Windows 8 Device DNS

Before performing Flush DNS, please note that each version of the Windows operating system has a different way. Below is how you can do it for devices running Windows 8.

To perform a DNS Flush in Windows 8, the first step you can do is click the Windows Key icon, or hover your cursor at the bottom left of your device's main screen, and click the Windows Icon.

After that, select the Command Prompt menu on the available menu, and select right-click on the application. Next, click the Run as Administrator menu to enable Flush DNS.

In the next section, the user can enter the Command Line "ipconfig /flushdns" and press the Enter key on the keyboard of your laptop or computer.

Thus Flush DNS on your device using Windows 8 will start working, and delete and reset the cache stored in your search history.

By doing a DNS Flush, it can make your device more secure from phishing attacks or similar malware that can affect the performance of your computer.

You can also use the steps above to perform Flush DNS on a computer or laptop with an operating system based on Windows 8.