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DNS in Windows

Set DNS Server

Section titled “Set DNS Server”

You can override the DNS server configuration in Windows to use a specific DNS server instead of the one provided by your ISP.

For example, you can use Cloudflare’s DNS servers:

Protocol Primary DNS Secondary DNS
IPv4 1.1.1.1 1.0.0.1
IPv6 2606:4700:4700::1111 2606:4700:4700::1001

Make sure to enable DNS over HTTPS (DoH) in the settings if the DNS server supports it.

DNS overrides

Section titled “DNS overrides”

To override DNS resolution for specific domains, you can edit the hosts file. Edit the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file as an administrator with your favorite text editor.

Add lines using the following format, replacing IP_ADDRESS with the IP address you want to use:

172.0.0.42  my-service.local

This example would resolve my-service.local to 172.0.0.42 locally, regardless of your DNS server configuration.