DNS is all fine and dandy, but with a good Hosts file you can speed up your internet experience by eliminating time-wasting links.

SwitchHosts is a Hosts file switcher freeware for Windows that allows you to change your Hosts file with a click. Useful if you need to have two Hosts file on your PC.

SysMate Hosts File Walker is a freeware to edit or modify the hosts file in Windows. With Host File Walker you can add as many records to system hosts file.

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