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Windows 10

Windows 10 has no built-in encrypted DNS, so this sets plain DNS on your network adapter. For encrypted DNS on Windows 10, set up your browser as well, or set DNS on your router to cover the whole network.

You’ll need these addresses:

ServerIPv4IPv6
us-dns145.33.24.1292600:3c00::f03c:94ff:fe97:f94f
  1. Press Win + R, type ncpa.cpl and press Enter. This opens Network Connections.

    The Network Connections window listing Ethernet and Wi-Fi adapters.
  2. Right-click the adapter you use (Wi-Fi or Ethernet) and choose Properties.

    The adapter properties dialog with Internet Protocol Version 4 and Version 6 in the list.
  3. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. Choose Use the following DNS server addresses, and enter the two IPv4 addresses as the preferred and alternate DNS servers. Click OK.

    The IPv4 properties dialog with 'Use the following DNS server addresses' selected and empty preferred and alternate DNS fields.
  4. Select Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and do the same with the two IPv6 addresses.

    The IPv6 properties dialog with preferred and alternate DNS server fields.
  5. Click OK to close the adapter properties. Then open Command Prompt and run ipconfig /flushdns to clear old lookups.

  6. Check that it works.

Go back to both protocol properties and choose Obtain DNS server address automatically.