To resolve in Windows 10[1]: Disable DNS Client by changing the value data for HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Dnscache\Start from 2 (automatic) to 4 (disabl

To resolve in Windows 10[1]: Disable DNS Client by changing the value data for HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Dnscache\Start from 2 (automatic) to 4 (disabled) (recent versions of Windows 10 no longer allow disabling DNS Client via services.msc). [1] https://tinyapps.org/blog/201809300700_large_hosts_file.html https://tinyapps.org/blog/201809300700_large_hosts_file.html