How to manually set your DNS Server

Description: This article will show you how to manually set a DNS server on your Windows 10 PC.

  1. Open Control Panel.
    Windows, Search, Control Panel
  2. Select Network and Internet.
    Control Panel, Network and Internet
  3. Choose Network and Sharing Center.
    Control Panel, Network and Sharing Center
  4. Next Change adapter settings.
    Network and Sharing Center, Change adapter settings
  5. Right click on your network connection - either wireless or Ethernet - and then choose Properties.
    Network Connections, Ethernet properties
  6. Under the Networking tab, select the protocol that you are using - either Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6).
  7. After selecting the IPv4 or IPv6, choose Properties.
    Ethernet properties, IPv4
  8. Select Use the following DNS server addresses.
  9. Type in the IP addresses of the new DNS server. You must obtain this information from the alternate source - for example, below is the information for Google's Public DNS servers:
    • IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
    • IPv6: 4860:4860::8888 and 2001:4860:4860::8844
    IP properties, DNS Server input
  10. After entering the new DNS server, select OK.
  11. Restart your PC to begin using the new settings.

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