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Learn how to change your DNS settings on Windows 11 step by step! In this video, we’ll guide you through two easy methods to switch to Cloudflare or Google DNS, improving your internet speed and privacy. Perfect for beginners!
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if you're looking to enhance your
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internet browsing speed privacy or
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security changing your DNS server is an
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effective step Windows 11 offers two
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simple ways to do this and in this guide
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I'll show you exactly how it works DNS
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stands for domain name system it's like
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the phone book of the internet
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translating website names into IP
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addresses so your computer's browser can
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access them two of the best free DNS
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providers are Cloud flare and Google
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here are their DNS addresses for both I
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ipv4 and IPv6 let's start with the first
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method using the control panel follow
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these steps carefully click the search
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bar and type control
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panel open the control panel and set the
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view to category then click network and
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internet followed by Network and Sharing
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Center on the left select change adapter
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settings here you'll find all your
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network connections like Wi-Fi and
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ethernet right click on your active
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connection and select properties for me
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it's Wi-Fi in the list find Internet
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Protocol version 4 select it and click
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properties for this video I'll be using
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Google's public DNS server addresses
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switch the option from obtain DNS server
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address automatically to use the
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following DNS server addresses under
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preferred DNS server use 8.8.8.8
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and on the alternate DNS server use
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8.8.4.4
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after that click okay to close the menu
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now scroll down to Internet Protocol
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version 6 make sure it's enabled with
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the check mark select it and click
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properties copy and paste the respective
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preferred and Alternate
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DNS server addresses from Google's
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website click okay to save your
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settings and that's all for method one
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now let's try the second method using
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the settings app open the windows search
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bar type settings and click on there app
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navigate to network and internet for
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ethernet click ethernet and look for IP
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assignment then click edit but since I'm
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using Wi-Fi
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I'll select Wi-Fi and then Hardware
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properties under DNS server assignment
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I'll click edit the first thing is to
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change from automatic to manual and
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enable
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ipv4 and IPv6 now all that's left to do
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is filling Google's respective DNS
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server addresses for ipv4
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and
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IPv6 once you've entered the addresses
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hit save and that's it to ensure your
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new DNS settings are working correctly
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go to start and type command
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prompt open it and type ip config
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SL all hit enter in here check the DNS
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server entries for your active internet
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connection if you found this video
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