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tomscharbach
Jan 27, 2020Bronze Contributor
Edge: DNS Flush
I ran into a persistent "resolving host" issue on one of my computers this weekend and worked my way through the usual resolution steps (W10 DNS flush (ipconfig /flushdns), browser DNS flush and so o...
JayHayman
Jul 10, 2021Copper Contributor
This problem still happens today. flushing the DNS or CTRL+F5 doesn't clear the previously cached DNS entry for a site, but opening an new "private" window does resolve the site at the new DNS/IP location. Returning to the original tab and refeshing still brings up a dead site. Closing all Edge instances and reopening (I didn't check if any Edge background processes kept running), didn't resolve the issue. Went off to make a coffi, hit refresh in same tab as before and all was good. Probably a 5-10 min delay.