diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/running.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/running.rst
index 919173c3e050..5b39f13f3df9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/running.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/running.rst
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Adding Host Alias
 -----------------
 
 Add a host alias in your "hosts" file, typically **/etc/hosts** on unix-type platforms,
-or **c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts** on Windows.
+or **c:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts** on Windows.
 
 Add a line to the file.
 This could be ``myproject.local`` or ``myproject.test``, for instance::