![]() ![]() The Hosts File Editor offers a simple UI for those wishing to view and edit their Hosts file, which is used to redirect network traffic matching certain hostnames to specific IP addresses. ![]() The tool also features a refresh button to verify if processes have been unlocked (either through File Locksmith or other means, such as closing the application in the usual fashion) as well as a button for relaunching it with administrator privileges for deeper access. This then opens a window displaying each file and whichever process or application is currently using the file, along with a handy 'End task' button that force-quits the process in question to free up access to the file. Once the update has been applied, users simply need to right-click any file or files and choose 'What’s using this file?' via the 'Show more options' submenu. Of these, File Locksmith is potentially the most useful. The main highlights are of course the two new tools. The latest release – which follows last month’s minor update (v0.63) that shrank the size of the installed app by around 30% - brings PowerToys’ roster of tools to 17 in total. The new Hosts File Editor requires users to access the PowerToys Settings dialog to both enable and launch it. This time round, users gain tools for identifying processes that are locking files and directories along with an editor for the Hosts file. Yet more goodies have been added to Microsoft’s open-source PowerToys tool with the arrival of PowerToys 0.64 for Windows 10 and 11 PCs. ![]()
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