I have many local websites set up in IIS and have entries in my hosts file to make the websites available locally.
I\'ve come from a Windows 7 machine where everything w
I ran into the same problem.
In IE10 and IE11 protected mode is always on by default. Add the URL to the trusted sites at the security tab of Internet Explorer settings.
Also with Windows 8.1, unchecking "Automatically detect settings" at the LAN settings (connection tab) will enable custom entries in the HOSTS file.