Some weeks have passed since my last update. The castle, as ever, used them to add rooms nobody asked for and fix problems nobody reported. Here is what changed:
VIP Membership got some additions: a name that glows, unique chat colors, a profile theme, an animated avatar frame, a badge that grows more smug with tenure, and a monthly collectible waiting in the office like a parcel you forgot you ordered. Members also get 20% off decor, name colors, and title changes, and two days' early access to the weekly rare. Full inventory:
https://hogwartslive.com/guide/vip-membership
https://hogwartslive.com/guide/perks-gallery
https://hogwartslive.com/guide/custom-title
Clubhouses: decorate them, drag the furniture around, show them off on your profile, or hide them from the judgmental. Five items are exclusive to the room, on the theory that a couch means more when nobody else can buy one. https://hogwartslive.com/guide/hogwarts-clubs
The Battle of Hogwarts stopped being a single monster to bludgeon and became a race between sides, complete with commentary, a contribution board, and a payout weighted toward whichever side does more damage. The losing side still gets paid, which is basically our version of a participation trophy. https://hogwartslive.com/guide/coop-battle-events
Voldemort Encounters now let you pick your own difficulty in advance, see the exact reward at the final fight, and step back down one rank if he proves you overestimated yourself. https://hogwartslive.com/guide/voldemort-encounters
Clubs can now restyle their name in color, and seasons end with a full territory wipe plus a permanent Hall of Fame entry, so infamy at least survives the seasonal reset. https://hogwartslive.com/guide/club-seasons
The Fund Drive hands everyone a bonus forest encounter once it is funded, gives donors a temporary buff, and announces milestones in the news whether the castle likes it or not. https://hogwartslive.com/guide/fund-drive-rewards
The Notice Board lets players post notices, House-only if they prefer, within reason, with a daily limit and a report button for the unreasonable. https://hogwartslive.com/guide/noticeboard
The Wizengamot added members-only chat and a search bar, because scrolling through centuries of honorees by hand was never anyone's idea of justice. https://hogwartslive.com/guide/wizengamot
Smaller items, filed without ceremony: five new dorm pieces, multiples of the same item allowed, familiars rendering in front of your hair instead of vanishing behind it, and some smaller things tucked away for you to discover.
Go misuse something and report it broken in #bugs on Discord or via Contact.
PS: There's a lot more coming soon, so pay attention. :)
What's New at Hogwarts for Harry Potter's 46th Birthday
A great many things have happened since the middle of July, most of them without anyone in the Ministry filling out the correct forms first. Here is what actually matters.
The Wizengamot exists now. You can vote for a seat, run on a platform, and watch your minister veto things anyway. Seats are allocated by House quota, measures rise and fall on council votes, and if you climb high enough you get a robe (and, if you become Minister, a lime green bowler hat) that no amount of gold can buy anyone else. Governance, it turns out, mostly means committees.
Hogsmeade can be conquered. Clubs now hold real ground: thirteen nodes across three districts, priced, banded, and decaying gently over time so nobody can sit on a throne forever without paying rent. Miss your weekly dues and the bank finds a way to remind you. Win enough and your club's name shows up in a hall of fame nobody asked to have named after them.
The Champions page. Every leaderboard in the game, Quidditch, Arcade, dueling, alignment, login streaks, all of it, now lives in one public place, drawn from a single source of truth instead of eleven slightly different ones. Vanity, properly centralized.
The Guide grew teeth. Full, searchable catalogs for every weapon, piece of armor, and creature in the game, several hundred entries each.
Your dorm got a social life. Guestbooks, a privacy toggle for those who'd rather not host, a daily "Best Dressed" spotlight, and, for the recently deceased, the ability to haunt other people's dorms out of Indefinite Detention. Death, as ever, remains only a minor inconvenience.
Diagon Alley has a boutique. Mannequins, a rotating weekly rare item, and a proper venue for buying someone a gift, complete with wrapping paper and a note, because apparently that mattered enough to build.
Wardrobe items you earn now stay earned. A new granted tier means anything given to you for actually doing something can never be sold off, farmed, or leaked into the general market. Effort, briefly, means something. So you get to keep your Minister of Magic lime green bowler hat and your Wizengamot robes.
A Daily Counsel now appears in both courts, meaning the Auror Office and Ashika's Order of the Daggers, offering rank-aware advice and the occasional warning about special days, because someone decided both sides of the law needed more people telling other people what to do.
House Points finally explain themselves. If you're unsorted, the game will now say so instead of letting your points vanish into a house that doesn't exist, which is more honesty than most bureaucracies manage.
Forums and the blog got real faces. Posts and comments now show colored names and actual profile pictures instead of a wall of identical text, which turns out some people care about.
One more thing, and it isn't new, but it is apparently still a secret to some of you: if you haven't built your avatar or decorated your dorm yet, go do it. Both live on your profile's edit page, Profile → Edit. It took a genuinely long time to get all of it working, the wardrobe, the recolors, the room decorating, the whole business, so the least you can do is go look presentable.
That is, roughly, everything. More will happen. Probably.
Something broken? Petition it or report it in the #bugs channel on Discord.
The Wizengamot exists now. You can vote for a seat, run on a platform, and watch your minister veto things anyway. Seats are allocated by House quota, measures rise and fall on council votes, and if you climb high enough you get a robe (and, if you become Minister, a lime green bowler hat) that no amount of gold can buy anyone else. Governance, it turns out, mostly means committees.
Hogsmeade can be conquered. Clubs now hold real ground: thirteen nodes across three districts, priced, banded, and decaying gently over time so nobody can sit on a throne forever without paying rent. Miss your weekly dues and the bank finds a way to remind you. Win enough and your club's name shows up in a hall of fame nobody asked to have named after them.
The Champions page. Every leaderboard in the game, Quidditch, Arcade, dueling, alignment, login streaks, all of it, now lives in one public place, drawn from a single source of truth instead of eleven slightly different ones. Vanity, properly centralized.
The Guide grew teeth. Full, searchable catalogs for every weapon, piece of armor, and creature in the game, several hundred entries each.
Your dorm got a social life. Guestbooks, a privacy toggle for those who'd rather not host, a daily "Best Dressed" spotlight, and, for the recently deceased, the ability to haunt other people's dorms out of Indefinite Detention. Death, as ever, remains only a minor inconvenience.
Diagon Alley has a boutique. Mannequins, a rotating weekly rare item, and a proper venue for buying someone a gift, complete with wrapping paper and a note, because apparently that mattered enough to build.
Wardrobe items you earn now stay earned. A new granted tier means anything given to you for actually doing something can never be sold off, farmed, or leaked into the general market. Effort, briefly, means something. So you get to keep your Minister of Magic lime green bowler hat and your Wizengamot robes.
A Daily Counsel now appears in both courts, meaning the Auror Office and Ashika's Order of the Daggers, offering rank-aware advice and the occasional warning about special days, because someone decided both sides of the law needed more people telling other people what to do.
House Points finally explain themselves. If you're unsorted, the game will now say so instead of letting your points vanish into a house that doesn't exist, which is more honesty than most bureaucracies manage.
Forums and the blog got real faces. Posts and comments now show colored names and actual profile pictures instead of a wall of identical text, which turns out some people care about.
One more thing, and it isn't new, but it is apparently still a secret to some of you: if you haven't built your avatar or decorated your dorm yet, go do it. Both live on your profile's edit page, Profile → Edit. It took a genuinely long time to get all of it working, the wardrobe, the recolors, the room decorating, the whole business, so the least you can do is go look presentable.
That is, roughly, everything. More will happen. Probably.
Something broken? Petition it or report it in the #bugs channel on Discord.
New Features: Avatar/Wardrobe System, Decorate Your Dorm, Arcade, Hogwarts Clubs, Tri-Wizard Tournament, Quidditch World Cup, Term Pass, Cosmetic Emporium & Collections, VIP Membership, Polyjuice, etc
Harry turns another year older on July 31st (yes, the boy who lived also has to live through birthdays, funny how that works), and since he clearly can't be trusted to plan his own party, we're doing it for him. All month. Consider everything below an early birthday present from yours truly, delivered with all the subtlety of a Hogwarts Express running full steam through your living room.
So here's what I added: Avatars with a full paper doll wardrobe, hairstyles, hats, robes, unlockable colors, a whole gold/gems/DP economy built for the sole purpose of making your chibi self slightly less naked. You're welcome.
Then decorate your dorm room. Furniture, drag and place editing, a guestbook people can sign, likes, and a weekly inspection that pays real gold for tasteful curtains (the Ministry has apparently appointed itself your interior decorator, no, you may not appeal the score).
Sick of the Houses telling you who your friends are supposed to be? Start a Club. Clubhouse, treasury, wars, diplomacy, titles, basically HOA politics but with raiding privileges, which honestly should have always been an option.
The Tri Wizard Tournament is back with a press your luck Champion's Path, Quidditch got itself a World Cup (because one tournament clearly wasn't causing enough stress), and if competitive sports aren't your thing there are now actual Ministry Orders to join, see the Auror Office or the Order of the Daggers.
Term Pass. Twelve tiers of rewards for doing exactly what you were already doing, which is either genius or deeply cynical (probably both as I wrote it). Feed your winnings into the Cosmetic Emporium and Collection Sets, both engineered with loving precision to separate you from currency you didn't even know you were attached to.
VIP Membership is $5 a month: donator points, gold, gems, extra turns, cheaper healing, a little badge everyone can see (cause we really need more badges).
The Arcade grew a secret Forest Arcade Portal, and Polyjuice Impostors is, fine, I'll say it, our own flavor of Mafia and Werewolf. Same lying, same dawn executions, potions instead of a full moon. Vote your friends out, that's what they're there for.
You can also brew actual Potions, pick a wand at the Wand Ceremony, and go bother Aragog, who now comes with bluffing and philosophy branches because apparently the giant spider wanted to discuss Kant...
Meanwhile the Holiday Elves (Birthday, Halloween, Christmas, take your pick of which one stalks you) show up uninvited on your special days, and the Christmas one brought along a Gingerbread House shop, because nothing says yuletide cheer quite like a confectionery storefront run by a woodland creature who has your birth date memorized better than your own mother.
I also quietly shipped a small pile of extras: Daily Gifts, Friend Rankings, Social Share, Point Receipts, reaction notifications, Login Streaks, a Badge Catalog, Milestones, a Seasonal Shop, and a welcome back nudge for anyone who left and is now getting gently guilt tripped by owl.
Something broken? Petition it or report it in the #bugs channel on Discord. We'll get to it, right after we settle the very serious internal debate over whether your dorm rug counts as "tasteful."
P.S. Harry's birthday month includes a t-shirt raffle. Both OG designs are back in the ring, plus a few new ones, because nothing honors a wizard's birthday quite like merchandise he will never actually see. Can see the available designs at hl-rpg.myspreadshop.com (raffle is for the cheapest female, male, or unisex sizes).
So here's what I added: Avatars with a full paper doll wardrobe, hairstyles, hats, robes, unlockable colors, a whole gold/gems/DP economy built for the sole purpose of making your chibi self slightly less naked. You're welcome.
Then decorate your dorm room. Furniture, drag and place editing, a guestbook people can sign, likes, and a weekly inspection that pays real gold for tasteful curtains (the Ministry has apparently appointed itself your interior decorator, no, you may not appeal the score).
Sick of the Houses telling you who your friends are supposed to be? Start a Club. Clubhouse, treasury, wars, diplomacy, titles, basically HOA politics but with raiding privileges, which honestly should have always been an option.
The Tri Wizard Tournament is back with a press your luck Champion's Path, Quidditch got itself a World Cup (because one tournament clearly wasn't causing enough stress), and if competitive sports aren't your thing there are now actual Ministry Orders to join, see the Auror Office or the Order of the Daggers.
Term Pass. Twelve tiers of rewards for doing exactly what you were already doing, which is either genius or deeply cynical (probably both as I wrote it). Feed your winnings into the Cosmetic Emporium and Collection Sets, both engineered with loving precision to separate you from currency you didn't even know you were attached to.
VIP Membership is $5 a month: donator points, gold, gems, extra turns, cheaper healing, a little badge everyone can see (cause we really need more badges).
The Arcade grew a secret Forest Arcade Portal, and Polyjuice Impostors is, fine, I'll say it, our own flavor of Mafia and Werewolf. Same lying, same dawn executions, potions instead of a full moon. Vote your friends out, that's what they're there for.
You can also brew actual Potions, pick a wand at the Wand Ceremony, and go bother Aragog, who now comes with bluffing and philosophy branches because apparently the giant spider wanted to discuss Kant...
Meanwhile the Holiday Elves (Birthday, Halloween, Christmas, take your pick of which one stalks you) show up uninvited on your special days, and the Christmas one brought along a Gingerbread House shop, because nothing says yuletide cheer quite like a confectionery storefront run by a woodland creature who has your birth date memorized better than your own mother.
I also quietly shipped a small pile of extras: Daily Gifts, Friend Rankings, Social Share, Point Receipts, reaction notifications, Login Streaks, a Badge Catalog, Milestones, a Seasonal Shop, and a welcome back nudge for anyone who left and is now getting gently guilt tripped by owl.
Something broken? Petition it or report it in the #bugs channel on Discord. We'll get to it, right after we settle the very serious internal debate over whether your dorm rug counts as "tasteful."
P.S. Harry's birthday month includes a t-shirt raffle. Both OG designs are back in the ring, plus a few new ones, because nothing honors a wizard's birthday quite like merchandise he will never actually see. Can see the available designs at hl-rpg.myspreadshop.com (raffle is for the cheapest female, male, or unisex sizes).
I Transfigured the Whole School
Hogwarts Live just got the largest redesign in the school’s history (courtesy of me). The old interface had character, in the same way a condemned building has character. Now it’s gone.
This took much longer than expected, which is true of most things, so I hope you like it and don’t complain in a way that isn’t constructive, you ungrateful little… well, you get the point.
There’s also a new Arcade. If leveling in the forest isn’t doing it for you, maybe some retro video games will be more to your liking. Check out Hogsmeade (sorry, firstyears).
If something’s broken, hit Contact in the top nav and let us know. And if nothing’s broken, I take full responsibility.
-Headmaster Danilo
This took much longer than expected, which is true of most things, so I hope you like it and don’t complain in a way that isn’t constructive, you ungrateful little… well, you get the point.
There’s also a new Arcade. If leveling in the forest isn’t doing it for you, maybe some retro video games will be more to your liking. Check out Hogsmeade (sorry, firstyears).
If something’s broken, hit Contact in the top nav and let us know. And if nothing’s broken, I take full responsibility.
-Headmaster Danilo
Donator Point Raffle!
Find those beans because you'll need them to get a chance to win 500 Donator Points!
Search high and low, gather what you can, and enter for your shot at the prize.
-Last day to enter: March 31st
Don't miss out, the more beans you find, the better your chances!
Search high and low, gather what you can, and enter for your shot at the prize.
-Last day to enter: March 31st
Don't miss out, the more beans you find, the better your chances!
Cupid's Arrow - New Event for Valentine's Day
I've just released a new event for Valentine's Day called Cupid's Arrow, in which an incompetent cherub roams the land firing romance-infused ammunition at anything that holds still long enough to regret it.
It ties into marriages by giving married players bonus flirt points, occasional double rewards, and owl-delivered love letters from an owl who would very much prefer a different career. Charm gains and losses also plug directly into the flirting system, which is either delightful or alarming depending on your tolerance for chaos.
Cupid shows up in villages, cities, and other unsuspecting locations like the Shrieking Shack (which objects loudly) and the Forbidden Forest (which was already having a difficult century).
When confronted by this winged hazard, players get three choices. Accepting the arrow can lead to charm buffs, gold, gems, disastrous poetry, or falling hopelessly in love with a signpost. Dodging it may result in rosebush collisions, ricocheting arrows, pickpocketing the cherub, or sudden existential crises. Reasoning with Cupid tends to devolve into philosophical debates about socks, emotional meltdowns, arrows to the knee, or forming a biscuit-sharing friendship.
Official guide: https://hogwartslive.com/guide/cupids-arrow
If Cupid breaks something (emotionally or mechanically) send a petition or report it in the #bugs Discord.
It ties into marriages by giving married players bonus flirt points, occasional double rewards, and owl-delivered love letters from an owl who would very much prefer a different career. Charm gains and losses also plug directly into the flirting system, which is either delightful or alarming depending on your tolerance for chaos.
Cupid shows up in villages, cities, and other unsuspecting locations like the Shrieking Shack (which objects loudly) and the Forbidden Forest (which was already having a difficult century).
When confronted by this winged hazard, players get three choices. Accepting the arrow can lead to charm buffs, gold, gems, disastrous poetry, or falling hopelessly in love with a signpost. Dodging it may result in rosebush collisions, ricocheting arrows, pickpocketing the cherub, or sudden existential crises. Reasoning with Cupid tends to devolve into philosophical debates about socks, emotional meltdowns, arrows to the knee, or forming a biscuit-sharing friendship.
Official guide: https://hogwartslive.com/guide/cupids-arrow
If Cupid breaks something (emotionally or mechanically) send a petition or report it in the #bugs Discord.
The Hogwarts Live Forums
Thought I'd surprise people with this for Christmas, especially you roleplayers who wanted a place to post longer-form content: https://hogwartslive.com/forum/
Same rules apply as with the rest of the site, but for those of you who are truly helpless I created an etiquette guide:
https://hogwartslive.com/guide/forum-etiquette
Enjoy :)
Same rules apply as with the rest of the site, but for those of you who are truly helpless I created an etiquette guide:
https://hogwartslive.com/guide/forum-etiquette
Enjoy :)
The Yule Ball Has Arrived
The Yule Ball has been created (look for The Yule Ball in your navigation). This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move (particularly by those who must now dance in it). The Yule Ball is now open on HL and will continue to inflict social anxiety upon players through January 5th. This festive occasion offers you the unique opportunity to:
- Dance (and discover whether your limbs move in ways that could be generously described as "coordinated")
- Drink punch (of mysterious origin and concerning luminescence)
- Propose to other players (because nothing says "I've thought this through" like a public proposal at a magical school party)
- Watch disasters unfold from the safety of the wallflower section
Entry requires dress robes, which you must purchase if you don't already own them. This is non-negotiable. The Great Hall has standards, even if your dance moves don't.
The event runs daily until January 5th, at which point the Great Hall will return to its normal state of being merely a room where people eat, rather than a room where people eat and publicly humiliate themselves (unless they were already doing that).
If your curious about it check out the entry on the new player's guide or just try it out for yourself! https://hogwartslive.com/guide/yule-ball
- Dance (and discover whether your limbs move in ways that could be generously described as "coordinated")
- Drink punch (of mysterious origin and concerning luminescence)
- Propose to other players (because nothing says "I've thought this through" like a public proposal at a magical school party)
- Watch disasters unfold from the safety of the wallflower section
Entry requires dress robes, which you must purchase if you don't already own them. This is non-negotiable. The Great Hall has standards, even if your dance moves don't.
The event runs daily until January 5th, at which point the Great Hall will return to its normal state of being merely a room where people eat, rather than a room where people eat and publicly humiliate themselves (unless they were already doing that).
If your curious about it check out the entry on the new player's guide or just try it out for yourself! https://hogwartslive.com/guide/yule-ball
The Holiday Tree Contest is officially LIVE!
It's time to kick off the holiday season in true HogwartsLive fashion! Break out your most festive spells, charm up those branches, and craft the most spectacular Holiday tree in the entire wizarding world.
PRIZE: The Hogwarts House with the highest scoring tree will earn a House Buff for the entire first month of 2026 - start the new year with your House riding high on holiday magic!
The contest runs through Christmas Day, so make sure your tree is fully enchanted before the holiday ends!
To decorate your tree, go to your respective common rooms and on the left you will see the options below:
Christmas Options
Work on Tree (Costs Turns)
Use your turns to shape, strengthen, and enchant your tree. Every improvement boosts its magic and brings your House closer to claiming that January Buff.
Buy Baubles (Costs Gems)
Purchase enchanted baubles infused with gemstone energy. These sparkling ornaments add shine, charm, and the occasional mischievous festive spell.
Buy Tinsel (Costs Gold)
Decorate your tree with shimmering wizard-crafted tinsel. The more gold you invest, the brighter, and more musically enchanted your tree becomes.
Happy decorating.. and may your Holiday Tree shine brightest this Christmas!
(P.S. Check out the candy raffles.. )
PRIZE: The Hogwarts House with the highest scoring tree will earn a House Buff for the entire first month of 2026 - start the new year with your House riding high on holiday magic!
The contest runs through Christmas Day, so make sure your tree is fully enchanted before the holiday ends!
To decorate your tree, go to your respective common rooms and on the left you will see the options below:
Christmas Options
Work on Tree (Costs Turns)
Use your turns to shape, strengthen, and enchant your tree. Every improvement boosts its magic and brings your House closer to claiming that January Buff.
Buy Baubles (Costs Gems)
Purchase enchanted baubles infused with gemstone energy. These sparkling ornaments add shine, charm, and the occasional mischievous festive spell.
Buy Tinsel (Costs Gold)
Decorate your tree with shimmering wizard-crafted tinsel. The more gold you invest, the brighter, and more musically enchanted your tree becomes.
Happy decorating.. and may your Holiday Tree shine brightest this Christmas!
(P.S. Check out the candy raffles.. )
Hogwarts Live Server Migration
I just migrated to a new server for HL (I know last migration was only in June, but this new server should be faster and more reliable). It may take few days before things are back to normal. If you notice any weirdness or slowness or missing data petition for help or post in Discord.
If the website won't load for you or parts of it won't load try clearing your DNS cache:
Windowsa
Note: These instructions will require you to use the Windows command prompt. For information about using the command prompt, please visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/command-prompt-faq.
Windows 10. 8 and 8.1
Navigate to the desktop. (From Home, tap or click the Desktop tile).
Right-click the Start button (the Windows logo in the lower-left).
Choose Command Prompt (Admin).
When asked whether to allow Command Prompt to make changes to your computer, select Yes.
Note: If you are asked for an administrative login, you will need to contact your system administrator.
Type "ipconfig /flushdns" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /registerdns" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /release" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /renew" and press Enter.
Type "netsh winsock reset" and press Enter.
Restart the computer.
Windows 7
Click Start > All Programs > Accessories.
Right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator.
When asked whether to allow Command Prompt to make changes to your computer, select Yes.
Note: If you are asked for an administrative login, you will need to contact your system administrator.
Type "ipconfig /flushdns" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /registerdns" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /release" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /renew" and press Enter.
Type "netsh winsock reset" and press Enter.
Restart the computer.
XP and Vista
Close all browser windows.
Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Type the following at the command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns
If the command was successful, you will see the message, "DNS Resolver Cache Successfully Flushed."
If you receive the message, "Action Requires Elevation" please contact the administrator of your computer to complete these steps.
Mac OS X
Close all browser windows.
Click Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
In the Terminal window, type in the corresponding command for your Mac OS X version:
OS X 10.10 (Yosemite): sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache
OS X 10.7 - 10.9 (Mavericks, Mountain Lion, and Lion): sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
OS X 10.6 and older: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
Press Enter again and the DNS cache should be flushed.
Additional Steps
If the steps above do not resolve the issue, and you are on a home network, you may need to run a power cycle:
Turn off your computer.
Turn off your modem and router (if you have one), then wait for about 15 seconds.
Plug in your modem, then wait for 1-2 minutes.
Plug in your router (if you have one), then wait for 1-2 minutes.
Turn on your computer.
If the website won't load for you or parts of it won't load try clearing your DNS cache:
Windowsa
Note: These instructions will require you to use the Windows command prompt. For information about using the command prompt, please visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/command-prompt-faq.
Windows 10. 8 and 8.1
Navigate to the desktop. (From Home, tap or click the Desktop tile).
Right-click the Start button (the Windows logo in the lower-left).
Choose Command Prompt (Admin).
When asked whether to allow Command Prompt to make changes to your computer, select Yes.
Note: If you are asked for an administrative login, you will need to contact your system administrator.
Type "ipconfig /flushdns" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /registerdns" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /release" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /renew" and press Enter.
Type "netsh winsock reset" and press Enter.
Restart the computer.
Windows 7
Click Start > All Programs > Accessories.
Right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator.
When asked whether to allow Command Prompt to make changes to your computer, select Yes.
Note: If you are asked for an administrative login, you will need to contact your system administrator.
Type "ipconfig /flushdns" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /registerdns" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /release" and press Enter.
Type "ipconfig /renew" and press Enter.
Type "netsh winsock reset" and press Enter.
Restart the computer.
XP and Vista
Close all browser windows.
Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Type the following at the command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns
If the command was successful, you will see the message, "DNS Resolver Cache Successfully Flushed."
If you receive the message, "Action Requires Elevation" please contact the administrator of your computer to complete these steps.
Mac OS X
Close all browser windows.
Click Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
In the Terminal window, type in the corresponding command for your Mac OS X version:
OS X 10.10 (Yosemite): sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache
OS X 10.7 - 10.9 (Mavericks, Mountain Lion, and Lion): sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
OS X 10.6 and older: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
Press Enter again and the DNS cache should be flushed.
Additional Steps
If the steps above do not resolve the issue, and you are on a home network, you may need to run a power cycle:
Turn off your computer.
Turn off your modem and router (if you have one), then wait for about 15 seconds.
Plug in your modem, then wait for 1-2 minutes.
Plug in your router (if you have one), then wait for 1-2 minutes.
Turn on your computer.