Overview
Your DNS cache stores the locations (IP addresses) of web servers that contain web pages which you have recently viewed. If the location of the web server changes before the entry in your DNS cache updates, you can no longer access the site.
If you encounter a large number of HTML 404 error codes, you may need to clear your DNS cache. After you clear your DNS cache, your computer will query nameservers for the new DNS information.
The following methods allow you to remove old and inaccurate DNS information that may result in 404 errors.
To clear your DNS cache if you use Windows operation system, perform the following steps:
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On your keyboard, press Win+R to open the Run Menu.
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In the line „OPEN“ write – cmd and click Enter.
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Run the following command: ipconfig /flushdns
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If the command succeeds, the system returns the following message: Windows IP configuration successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
