This Itechguide teaches you how to flush DNS on Windows 10. The guide covers steps for 2 methods to flush DNS on Windows 10.
Option 1: Flush DNS with Command Prompt
- Type Command Prompt in the search box. Then, from the search results, click Command Prompt.
- On the Command Prompt, type the command below and click enter.
IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS
- Once you press the enter key on your keyboard, you will receive a message “Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache”. This means that your DNS cache has been flushed successfully.
Option 2: Flush DNS with PowerShell
- Type powershell in the search box. Then, from the search results, click Windows PowerShell.
- On the Command Prompt command, type the command below and press the enter key.
Clear-DnsClientCache -Verbose
The “Verbose” parameter is optional but when you include it, PowerShell displays some useful information.
- Here is the result of the command in PowerShell
The Clear-DnsClientCache PowerShell cmdlet deletes all the contents of the DNS client cache. Running this command is equivalent to running ipconfig /flushdns.
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