diff --git a/client/Frontend/StartButtons.xaml b/client/Frontend/StartButtons.xaml
index 1b1d218..ead0e39 100644
--- a/client/Frontend/StartButtons.xaml
+++ b/client/Frontend/StartButtons.xaml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
                 <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                     <RowDefinition Height="1*" />
                     <RowDefinition Height="1*" />
-                    <RowDefinition Height="1*" />
+					<RowDefinition Height="1*" />
                 </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
                 <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
@@ -178,6 +178,23 @@
 
                 </Grid>
 
+				<Grid Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1">
+
+					<Border CornerRadius="8"
+                            BorderThickness="2"
+                            BorderBrush="#576277"
+                            Margin="2"/>
+
+					<CheckBox Name="RedactHostsCheckbox"
+                              HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                              VerticalAlignment="Center" Content=" Remove hosts file"
+                              Checked="RedactHostsFileOn" Unchecked="RedactHostsFileOff"
+                              Style="{DynamicResource CheckBoxStyle1}"
+                              Width="120" Foreground="White"
+                              FontFamily="Consolas" VerticalContentAlignment="Center"/>
+
+				</Grid>
+
                 <Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0">
 
                     <Border CornerRadius="8"
diff --git a/client/Frontend/StartButtons.xaml.cs b/client/Frontend/StartButtons.xaml.cs
index e5489fb..3387c0c 100644
--- a/client/Frontend/StartButtons.xaml.cs
+++ b/client/Frontend/StartButtons.xaml.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ private void RedactNetworkingOff(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         Settings.RedactNetworking = false;
     }
 
+    private void RedactHostsFileOn(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        Settings.RedactHostsFile = true;
+    }
+
+    private void RedactHostsFileOff(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        Settings.RedactHostsFile = false;
+    }
+
     private void DebugLogToggleOn(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         Settings.EnableDebug = true;
diff --git a/client/Settings.cs b/client/Settings.cs
index 8f98f19..cd6c41c 100644
--- a/client/Settings.cs
+++ b/client/Settings.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ public static class Settings
     public static bool RedactSerialNumber { get; set; } = false;
     public static bool RedactOneDriveCommercial { get; set; } = false;
     public static bool RedactNetworking { get; set; } = false;
+    public static bool RedactHostsFile { get; set; } = false;
     public static bool DontUpload { get; set; } = false;
     public static bool Headless { get; set; } = false;
     public static bool LocalCulture { get; set; } = false;
diff --git a/client/data/Methods/Network.cs b/client/data/Methods/Network.cs
index 396afea..521739f 100644
--- a/client/data/Methods/Network.cs
+++ b/client/data/Methods/Network.cs
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ public static async Task MakeNetworkData()
                 IPRoutes = new List<Dictionary<string, object>>();
                 TCPConnections = new List<TCPConnection>();
                 UDPEndpoints = new List<Dictionary<string, object>>();
-                HostsFile = "";
-                HostsFileHash = "";
 
-                await DebugLog.LogEventAsync("Networking redaction enabled. NICs, routes, hosts file, and network connections were skipped.", region);
+                await DebugLog.LogEventAsync("Networking redaction enabled. NICs, routes, and network connections were skipped.", region);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -60,12 +58,21 @@ public static async Task MakeNetworkData()
 
             AutoTuningLevelLocal = GetAutoTuningLevels();
 
-            if (!Settings.RedactNetworking)
+            if (Settings.RedactHostsFile)
+            {
+                HostsFile = "[REDACTED]";
+                HostsFileHash = "[REDACTED]";
+                await DebugLog.LogEventAsync("Hosts file redaction enabled.", region);
+            }
+            else
             {
                 HostsFile = GetHostsFile();
                 HostsFileHash = GetHostsFileHash();
                 await DebugLog.LogEventAsync("Hosts file retrieved.", region);
+            }
 
+            if (!Settings.RedactNetworking)
+            {
                 TCPConnections = GetTCPConnections();
                 UDPEndpoints = Utils.GetWmi("MSFT_NetUDPEndpoint", "LocalAddress,LocalPort,OwningProcess",
                     @"root\standardcimv2");