Editing C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts and Windows still says you need admin permission

[lafesa]

Fix permissions (only if ownership/ACLs got messed up)

This restores Admin control (do this only if normal admin methods fail).

Open CMD as Administrator, then run:

takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
icacls C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts /grant Administrators:F