Missing hosts entry warning and error

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Hi there,
I am trying to use Local on my Windows PC. I get a warning that says “Missing hosts entry”. I try and click the fix it button which opens a popup to allow Node.js to make changes to my computer. I click ok but get an Error that says “Could not update hosts file”
I have looked for a solution but can’t see anything really. I did see one post that said to change the read only in the hosts or something like that and I tried that but still doesn’t work.

Any ideas what I can do so I can use Local?
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Looks like an EPERM Error or something when I try and start the site as well.

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Hi John,

So sorry for the trouble!

Can you also provide the error that you’re seeing when starting the site?

Also, are you running any internet security, anti-virus, anti-malware, or any other security software that you can think of? I ask because it might be locking the hosts file in one way or another.