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10se1ucgo / DisableWinTracking

Uses some known methods that attempt to minimize tracking in Windows 10
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
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Fails to edit the hosts file with Administrator privliges. (Solution included) #466

Closed GigaXCodes closed 3 years ago

GigaXCodes commented 3 years ago

INFORMATION: Fails to edit the hosts file with Administrator privliges.

SOLUTION: Tell the user to check if the Write-protection is active on this file. If unchecked, it works.

LOG: 12:54:00 ERROR: Hosts: Failed to modify hosts file Traceback (most recent call last): File "dwt_util.py", line 312, in host_file IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'C:\WINDOWS\System32/drivers/etc/hosts' 12:54:00 ERROR: Hosts: Failed to modify hosts file Traceback (most recent call last): File "dwt_util.py", line 312, in host_file IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'C:\WINDOWS\System32/drivers/etc/hosts'

DeeJayhX commented 3 years ago

Read the first 2 lines of the Readme: https://github.com/10se1ucgo/DisableWinTracking/blob/master/README.md