Running ipconfig/flushdns in cmd while not running as administrator?

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What I’m asking is how much of a difference would this make?

I only access the internet in my standard user account, so would running ipconfig/flushdns in cmd without clicking run as administrator work the same way?

Or are admin privileges necessary for this process to work?

This is not a pressing question, its just something I’d like to know in advance if it ever comes up

 

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• Yes flushing the DNS cache will work as a standard user.
• Most of the time a user will not need to flush the cache as Administrator.
• Flushing the cache frequently is not harmful to your computer.

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Ok, thats good. Just about all the articles I found about flushing the DNS cache said that it had to be done while running as the Administrator.

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You can see if the flush worked by running ipconfig /displaydns
Before and after clearing, obviously.

cheers, Paul

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