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Using wildcards in names in Windows hosts file
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Mar 15, 2026219078 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Is there a way to create a wildcard domain in the Windows hosts file. I tried this xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx *.somedomain.com This does not work, is there maybe some other syntax I should use? I am working on Windows 7
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There is not. The hosts file isn't very clever, you have to list every subdomain individually (including www and no-www)
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