{"id":858,"date":"2011-11-23T15:16:47","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T15:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/11\/23\/how-do-i-clear-my-local-dns-cache\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T05:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:09:54","slug":"how-do-i-clear-my-local-dns-cache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/dns-nameserver-changes\/how-do-i-clear-my-local-dns-cache\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Clear My Local DNS Cache?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DNS resolves domain names to IP addresses so people do not have to remember a series of numbers (IP addresses) when trying to visit a website. In order the speed up this process and reduce the traffic on the DNS servers, most computer operating systems will store or cache DNS lookups on your computer locally. At times, you may need to clear the cache to see changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this tutorial, we\u2019ll show you how to clear the DNS cache for the major operating systems on the market. Typically, this process is referred to as clearing<\/strong> or flushing<\/strong> the local DNS cache<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flushing Local DNS Cache in Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Open the command line window, and depending on your version of Windows, this can be done in one of the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n