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.
- Open Control Panel.
- Select Network and Internet.
- Choose Network and Sharing Center.
- Next Change adapter settings.
- Right click on your network connection - either wireless or Ethernet - and then choose Properties.
- 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).
- After selecting the IPv4 or IPv6, choose Properties.
- Select Use the following DNS server addresses.
- 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
- After entering the new DNS server, select OK.
- Restart your PC to begin using the new settings.
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