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- Host editor repors 127.0.0.2 as duplicate when "Consider loopback addesses as duplicates" is turned off (#32224), similarity score: 0.80
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- [Host File Editor] Marking IPv4 and IPv6 entry as duplicate (#23746), similarity score: 0.77
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Microsoft PowerToys version
0.80.1
Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
Running as admin
Yes
Area(s) with issue?
Hosts File Editor
Steps to reproduce
PowerToys "Hosts File Editor" currently factors destination IPs in its duplicate-detect function. Given that hosts files are commonly used to dead-end a range of sites and/or redirect sites to a common endpoint, this can lead to "Hosts File Editor" deeming an entire hosts file as duplicates.
Expected behavior would be evaluating only host names when determining duplicates -- or at least a setting toggle to choose which column(s) to evaluate in dupe-detection.
✔️ Expected Behavior
Expectation is evaluating only host names in detection of duplicates, given more than one host is commonly mapped to a specific IP (like to dead-end ad/spam domains).
Or, at least a settings toggle/checkboxes for which column(s) to evaluate for duplicates.
❌ Actual Behavior
Both columns -- IP-addresses and host-names -- are evaluated in dupe-detection, hence if more than one host is mapped to a common IP/dead-end, the entire hosts file will be deemed duplicates, nulling the ability to locate duplicate host name entries.
Other Software
Windows 10 Pro x64 | 22H2 v19045.4291