How to Flush DNS on Windows

Windows caches the IP address for every domain you visit. When a site moves servers or you change DNS records, the cached answer can be wrong. Flushing it forces a fresh lookup.

Open Command Prompt

Press Windows + R, type cmd, and press Enter. Administrator rights are not required for this command.

Run the flush command

ipconfig /flushdns

You should see:

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

That is it. The cache is empty and the next lookup goes to your DNS server.

Check what Windows resolves now

nslookup yourdomain.com

The address shown is the fresh answer. If it is still the old one, your PC is fine and the stale record is upstream, at your router or ISP.

Clear Chrome's separate cache if needed

Chrome keeps its own DNS cache. Paste this in the address bar and click Clear host cache:

chrome://net-internals/#dns

If it still resolves wrong. Restart your router to clear its cache. If that does not help, the record's TTL has not expired at your ISP yet. Usually that is under an hour.