How to Change DNS on Windows 10

This Itechguide teaches you how to change DNS on Windows 10. The guide covers steps for 3 methods to change DNS on Windows 10 – from adapter settings, CMD or PowerShell.

Option 1: Change DNS from Adapter Settings

• Right-click the Windows 10 Start menu and click Settings.

• On the Windows Settings screen, click Network & Internet.

• When Network status setting opens, scroll down to Change your network settings and click Change adapter options. Network connections will open and display all network connections on your computer.

• On Network connections, double-click the adapter you want to change the DNS. The Properties of the adapter will open.

• On the properties of the adapter, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) to highlight it. Then, click Properties.

• Finally, on the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties, select Use the following DNS server address.
• Then, enter the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server.

• After adding the IP addresses for the DNS servers, click OK.

Option 2: Change DNS with CMD (Command Prompt)

• Type command prompt in the search box. Then, from the search result, right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
• If you receive a User Account Control confirmation, click Yes.

• On Command Prompt, type the command below and click the enter key on your keyboard.

 netsh

• Then, on the netsh prompt, type the command below and press enter.

interface ip show config

• The command lists the network information for all the network adapters on your computer. Note the name of the adapter you want to change its DNS.
• In this example, I want to change the DNS for the network adapter, called “Ethernet”.

• Finally, to change DNS on Windows 10 with command prompt, type the command below and press enter.

 interface ip set dns "Ethernet" static 8.8.8.8 

• When the command completes, it will return to the netsh command prompt. To exit netsh, type exit and press enter.

Option 3: Change DNS with PowerShell

• Type powershell in the Windows 10 search box. Then, beneath Windows PowerShell, click Run as Administrator.
• If you receive a User Account Control confirmation prompt, click Yes.

• On the PowerShell prompt, type the command below and press enter.

Get-NetAdapter

• The command lists the basic information for all the network adapters on your PC. Note the interfaceIndex (ifIndex) for the adapter you want to change DNS for.
• In this example, I want to change the DNS for “Ethernet”. The ifIndex is 22.

• Finally, to change DNS on Windows 10 from PowerShell, type the command below and press enter.

 Set-DNSClientServerAddress –interfaceIndex 22 -ServerAddresses (“8.8.8.8”,”8.8.8.4”) 

• Here is the above command in PowerShell

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