How to Change the DNS Server on a Windows Computer

In the last article we examined about what is DNS and how is it helpful to us . Today we are going to guide you through the orderly process on the most proficient method to change the DNS server addresses on your PC . The procedure of changing the DNS servers is genuinely simple yet before we move ahead with the real process . give us a chance to make a rundown of things we would be requiring . For this Guide we be utilizing OpenDNS as a sample .

Read: What is DNS and How does DNS Work ?

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What do we need ?

Most importantly we have to have the name-servers of OpenDNS or whatever other DNS administrations . For a rundown of other free and open DNS administrations please check the end of the post . For this aide we will be utilizing OpenDNS's name-servers which are :

• 208.67.222.222
• 208.67.220.220

"How to Change the DNS Server on a Windows Computer"

How to change the DNS server on a windows computer

Follow these images and steps to change the default DNS server addresses on your computer .

• Open the control board in windows 

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• Click on Network and Internet

• Click on Network and Sharing focus 

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• Under your dynamic systems , click the dynamic neighborhood

• In the Local area connection status box , click on properties

• Select the Internet protocol version 4 and click on properties

• You will see the accompanying box  . select " utilize the accompanying DNS server addresses "and Fill in the OpenDNS Name-servers points of interest as underneath .

• Click OK to apply the DNS servers and your DNS servers will be updated .

To make the Configurations take effect immediately , you need to open Command prompt and type in the following code “ ipconfig /flushdns “ and flush your DNS resolver cache .

Furthermore now your new settings will produce into results . On the off chance that you need to utilize some other DNS administrations , you can take after the same steps above and you should simply change the name-servers with your particular DNS administration's name-servers  . 

On the off chance that you need to twofold check if your DNS servers have been changed , then you can sort " ipconfig/all "  in the windows summon brief and it will show the current DNS servers being utilized .
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Aside from OpenDNS there are numerous other free and open DNS administrations accessible . On the off chance that you are not seeing any upgrades with OpenDNS servers you can go for the accompanying free and open DNS administrations .

list of free and public DNS services that you can use .

PROVIDER	PRIMARY DNS SERVER	SECONDARY DNS SERVER
Level31	209.244.0.3	209.244.0.4
Google2	8.8.8.8	8.8.4.4
Securly3	184.169.143.224	184.169.161.155
Comodo Secure DNS	8.26.56.26	8.20.247.20
OpenDNS Home4	208.67.222.222	208.67.220.220
DNS Advantage	156.154.70.1	156.154.71.1
Norton ConnectSafe5	198.153.192.40	198.153.194.40
SafeDNS7	195.46.39.39	195.46.39.40
OpenNIC8	74.207.247.4	64.0.55.201
Public-Root9	199.5.157.131	208.71.35.137
SmartViper	208.76.50.50	208.76.51.51
Dyn	216.146.35.35	216.146.36.36
censurfridns.dk10	89.233.43.71	89.104.194.142
Hurricane Electric11	74.82.42.42
puntCAT12	109.69.8.51

I trust i have secured everything in this manual for change the DNS server on your PC . On the off chance that you have any questions then you can ask them in the remarks beneath .

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