hosts file editor - description of settings is not explanatory

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Type of issue

Missing information

Feedback

The description of the following settings just repeats the wording of the setting and gives no useful information:

"Additional lines position: Default value is Top. If Bottom is selected, the file header is moved below hosts settings to the bottom." This is contradictory. Are additional entries added at the bottom, or is teh file header moved to to bottom? And most important: What is the consequence of this choice?

"Consider loopback addresses as duplicates: Loopback addresses (like 127.0.0.1 and ::1) are considered as duplicates." This just explains what a loopback address is, but what is the result of this setting (complete phrase that will be added) and what is the consequence of "considering" or "not considering"? Will it be ignored or dropped or interpreted twice or only the first occurrance interpreted, or the last occurrance, or whatever? Which choice is recommended for which purpose?

Btw, the movies are running so fast, hard to follow.

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/hosts-file-editor

Content source URL

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-dev-docs/blob/docs/hub/powertoys/hosts-file-editor.md

Author

@alvinashcraft

Document Id

bea3fb1d-1434-53bc-3712-d62ee7bb2beb

[Jay-o-Way]

Yes, good feedback. @taras-janea Can you pick this up please.