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# How to Bypass Propagation Process on Your Device

Global Propagation normally takes 6-24 hours to propagate. You can hard code your PC/Laptop to bypass the propagation process to start manage the domain.
Please refer the following step:

${color}[#4649c8](THIS TUTORIAL WORK FOR WINDOWS PLATFORM ONLY)

| 1.Open the Start Menu and type “Notepad”.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/30c43b4318b81000/1_1208r7t.png) 

| 2. Once Notepad appears, right-click on it and select “Run as administrator”.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/30c43b4318b81000/1_5ig2sj.png)

| 3. On Notepad, click Open and head to **c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts** and open it the hosts file. Remember to change the file type to “All Files”.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/30c43b4318b81000/1_11gfxu2.png)

| 4. You should see this default hosts file from Microsoft. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/30c43b4318b81000/1_1j3lgww.png)

| 5. You can find your domain IP on our Hosting welcome message or ask our Live Chat Support to provide you the IP.