Windows 10 is a great operating system and it has a lot of features. One of the features is the ability to change your DNS servers. This article will show you how to do this on Windows 10. First, open the Control Panel and click on System and Security. Then, click on Network and Internet. Finally, click on DNS Servers. Now, you will need to select a server from the list. You can either use your own server or one of the servers that are provided by Microsoft. Once you have selected a server, click on Change Server Settings. Now, you will need to provide some information about your DNS server. You can either provide a name or an IP address for your server. You can also provide some other information about your server such as its type of network connection or its operating system version. Once you have provided all of this information, click on Change Server Settings again. Now, you will need to wait for the process to finish before you can start using your new DNS server!
First, open Settings by pressing Windows+i on your keyboard. You can also right-click the Start button and select “Settings” in the menu that appears.
In Settings, select “Network & Internet” in the sidebar.
In Network & Internet settings, locate the name of the internet connection you want to change the DNS servers for in the list (such as “Wi-Fi” or “Ethernet”) and click it.
On the properties page for that network connection, choose “Hardware Properties.”
Next, find “DNS Server Assignment” and click the “Edit” button beside it.
An “Edit DNS Settings” window will pop up. Using the drop-down menu, select “Manual.” Then switch on IPv4 or IPv6 depending on which type of IP connection you want to modify. Most connections still use IPv4 by default, but some ISPs require IPv6 as well.
Below the IPv4 or IPv6 headings, enter the primary DNS server address in the “Preferred DNS” box (such as “8.8.8.8” and “8.8.4.4” for Google’s free DNS service). Below that, enter the secondary DNS server address in the “Alternate DNS” box.
If you’d like to use DNS over HTTPS, which encrypts your DNS requests for improved privacy and security, set both “Preferred DNS Encryption” and “Alternate DNS Encryption” to “Encrypted Only (DNS over HTTPS)” using the drop-down boxes below the DNS addresses you entered in the last step. Repeat this for either IPv4 or IPv6 if necessary.
If you don’t know if your new DNS servers support encryption, it’s OK to leave DNS encryption set to “Unencrypted Only.” When you’re done, click “Save,” and the pop-up window will close.
On the Wi-Fi or Ethernet hardware properties page, you’ll see the DNS servers you just entered listed with their encryption status beside them.
Close the Settings app, and you’re good to go. From now on, all of the internet traffic that goes through the network adapter you modified will use the new DNS servers. If necessary, you can repeat these steps with an alternate network adapter (such as Ethernet if you’ve already set up DNS address for Wi-Fi).
