Talk:Proxy Connection and Troubleshooting/@comment-32638395-20170721183453

-ANON FROM BELOW WITH THE QUICK WALKTHROUGH-

First of all, this Shortcut/Bookmark method seems to work for a few specific people or for only certain lengths of time for others. Not a reliable method. Secondly, in the IMPORTANT UPDATE thread, someone was kind enough to post another method that doesn't require use of a VPN.

(Currently we only know this works on Windows. I use Chrome but I don't know what browser the original poster used)

As an addition to their instructions, if you can't save the file and keep getting the error "Access Denied", simply edit the file and save it somewhere else (your desktop, for example) then move the saved file to your ...drivers\etc folder. Rename or move the original "hosts" file (I recommend keeping an unedited backup copy somewhere) then convert the new saved "hosts" file to the type "File" or "All Files" (If you have your computer set to show extensions like .exe or .txt, backspace and save the file so it just reads "hosts".)

I will continue using this method and notify everyone here if any problems arise. If you find a way to make this work on other OSs and/or browsers please post instructions below!