People often only associate cached web addresses with the browser being the user interface for accessing the internet. However, standard operating systems such as Windows, macOS and Linux also have web address books, which automatically cache DNS entries for websites you have accessed in the past. Just like a browser’s cache, the DNS cache can also lead to some errors like the “ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED” error in Chrome when the stored entry for an address is incorrect or out of date. In this situation, the solution is also to clear the cache, which is sometimes referred to as a DNS flush.
On Windows 10, you can perform a DNS flush by typing a single command into the command prompt window. To do this, first open the Start menu. Then, click the “Command Prompt” option. Alternatively, you can also use the search function to find it. Once you have opened the command prompt window, enter the following command to clear the DNS cache: