HostsOptimizer

Rearrange host file contents with this tool.
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HostsOptimizer Ranking & Summary

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  • Rating:
  • License:
  • Freeware
  • Publisher Name:
  • abelhadigital.com
  • Operating Systems:
  • Windows 2K / XP / Vista
  • File Size:
  • 299 KB

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HostsOptimizer Description

HostsOptimizer is a tiny and portable piece of software that you can use to change the order of contents in the Windows Hosts file.Portability benefitsAs there is no installation required, you can put the app directory in any part of the hard drive and just click the executable to run. Another option is to save a copy of HostsOptimizer to a USB flash disk or other mass storage device, in order to run it on an computer with minimum effort and no previous installers. What's worth taking into account is that the tool does not modify Windows registry entries or create additional files on the hard disk, leaving no traces behind after its removal. Simple and intuitive GUIThe interface consists of a single window that provides direct access to all available settings. It is possible to indicate the Hosts file location if it's different than the default, select the number of host names per line, as well as to select the encoding method for saving the file, between ANSI, UTF-8 and UTF-16 (regular or Big Endian). Other features of HostsOptimizer let you create a backup of the original Hosts file in order to revert settings to default if necessary, include the localhost and delete all comments. Optimizing the file is done with the click of a button. There are not other noteworthy options available here. Evaluation and conclusionThe app does not put a strain on PC performance, since it runs on low CPU and RAM. We have not come across any issues throughout our tests, since it did not hang, crash or pop up error dialogs. All in all, HostsOptimizer gets the job done. Reviewed by Elena Opris, last updated on June 6th, 2014


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