Remove-HostsEntry

Removes entries from the hosts file by hostname.

Syntax

Remove-HostsEntry [-HostName] <String[]> [-Path <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

You can remove multiple entries or pipe entries into this function.

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
HostName	String[]	The hostname of the hosts entry/entries to remove.	true	true (ByValue)
Path	String	The hosts file to modify. Defaults to the Windows hosts file.	false	false	(Get-PathToHostsFile)
WhatIf	SwitchParameter		false	false
Confirm	SwitchParameter		false	false
CommonParameters		This cmdlet supports common parameters. For more information type `Get-Help about_CommonParameters`.

Remove-HostsEntry -HostName 'adadvisor.net'

Demonstrates how to remove hosts entry for adadvisor.net, which you probably don't want to do.

Remove-HostsEntry -HostName 'adadvisor.net','www.adchimp.com'

Demonstrates how to remove multiple hosts entries.

('adadvisor.net','www.adchimp.com') | Remove-HostsEntry

Demonstrates how to pipe hostnames into Remove-HostsEntry.

Remove-HostsEntry -HostName 'adadvisor.net' -Path 'C:\Projects\Carbon\adblockhosts'

Demonstrates how to work with a file other than Windows' default hosts file.