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I just wanted to clarify one thing, Does adding too many entries to the %windir%/system32/drivers/etc/hosts causes internet slow down?



Does duplicate hosts entry slows down browsing performance?



What will happen if I delete the hosts file, will it speedup browsing speed?



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    Does duplicate hosts entry slows down browsing performance?



    What will happen if I delete the hosts file, will it speedup browsing speed?



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      Does duplicate hosts entry slows down browsing performance?



      What will happen if I delete the hosts file, will it speedup browsing speed?



      I'm using windows 10










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      Does duplicate hosts entry slows down browsing performance?



      What will happen if I delete the hosts file, will it speedup browsing speed?



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