DNS
To change the DNS settings on Windows 10 using Control Panel, use these steps:
- Open Control Panel.
- Click on Network and Internet.
- Click on Network and Sharing Center.
- Click the Change adapter settings option in the left pane.
- Right-click the network interface that connects Windows 10 to the internet, and select the Properties option.
Quick tip: You’ll know which adapter is connected to the network because it won’t have a “Disabled” or “Network cable unplugged” label. - Select and check the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) option
- Click the Properties button.
- Select the Use the following DNS server addresses option.
- Type your “preferred” and “alternate” DNS addresses.
If you want to use Cloudflare, Google Public DNS, or Cisco OpenDNS, you can use these settings:
- Cloudflare: 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1
- Google Public DNS: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
- Google Public DNS: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
- OpenDNS: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220
- (Optional) Click the Advanced button
- Click the DNS tab.
- Click the Add button.
- Specify the alternate DNS server address.
- Click the Add button.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the Close button.