Next click on “Control Panel” from the search menu to open the Control Panel & then click “Network & Sharing Center”

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After, you’ll open the Network & Sharing Center which will show basic network connection information. From here, on the left side of the page, click “Change adapter settings”.

google dns windows10

After you’ve clicked “Change adapter settings”, you’ll be taken to the list of network adapters. You’ll want to locate your current adapter that is in use & right click > Properties.

google dns windows10

After clicking “Properties” you’ll need to locate the option for “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” and then click “Properties”.

google dns windows10

After clicking “Properties” from the previous step, you’ll now see the connection properties which has options for network settings including the option to specify DNS servers. As shown below, you can enter the Google public DNS servers into the bottom set of boxes titled “Use the following DNS server addresses”.

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After entering the DNS servers you wish to use into the boxes, click “OK”. Please note, for these steps, you should modify ONLY the bottom two fields stating “Use the following DNS server addresses”.

Below are some public DNS servers. We recommend using either Google DNS or CloudFlare DNS. Prior to using the DNS servers, it is recommended to ensure these IP addresses are still in use.

Google Public DNS:

  • 8.8.8.8
  • 8.8.4.4

CloudFlare DNS:

  • 1.1.1.1

That is you can now updated the google DNS for your windows 10.