How to Flush the Steam DNS Cache on Windows

Steam uses an inbuilt Chrome-based web browser to access features like the store or the friend list. Like any other browser, this can be prone to fail and cause errors. And, like any other browser, sometimes flushing its DNS cache can fix any issues.

Let’s explore how to flush the Steam DNS cache to fix host connection errors on Windows.

Why Should You Flush the Steam DNS Cache?

A DNS cache is essentially a small databank of IP addresses that your computer has connected to. Many different programs have a DNS cache, and because Steam can access the internet, it has its own cache.

If an IP address becomes outdated, or there’s a change on either end of the server, you may run into issues that require your cache to be flushed. For example, if you’re receiving host connection errors within Steam.

You can check out what a DNS server is if you’d like to know more, but even if you know nothing about them, flushing the Steam DNS cache is easy to do.

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