Flushing your DNS cache on your local computer can ensure that you’re pulling the most current version of a website. In this article we will review the simplest methods to flush your DNS cache for a variety of different Operating Systems.

Windows 10 / Windows XP

1. Open up a command prompt  by clicking the Start button
2. Search for Run
3. Enter in cmd
4. Type in the command 
   ipconfig /flushdns  

Windows Vista / Windows 7

1. Click the start button and navigate to the command prompt, Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt
2. Make sure that you right click on the command prompt and choose Run as Administrator
3. Type in the command ipconfig /flushdns  

Mac OS X Leopard

1. Open up a Terminal session
2. Run the command dscacheutil -flushcache  

Mac OS X 10.51 / Older

1. Open a command terminal
2. Run the command lookupd -flushcache 

Linux

1. Open up a command terminal, either as root, or run step 2 with sudo
2. Run the command /etc/init.d/nscd restart