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title: "How to change DNS on Windows? | Nordlayer Help"
slug: "how-to-change-dns-on-windows"
description: "This guide will show you how to edit, add, or remove DNS settings on your Windows device.This method can help you improve connection quality and in some cases - speed."
status: "update"
updated: 2026-09-08T13:35:43Z
published: 2026-09-08T13:35:43Z
canonical: "help.nordlayer.com/how-to-change-dns-on-windows"
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# How to change DNS on Windows?

This guide will show you how to edit, add, or remove the DNS settings on your Windows device. This method can help you improve connection quality and in some cases - speed.

1. Click the Windows **Start** button and search for **Control Panel** using the search bar. Once **Control Panel** appears in the search results, click on it.

![Windows search results showing Control Panel app highlighted with recent settings options listed](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202021-07-29%20at%2011.48.19(1).png)

1. Go to the **Network and Internet** tab.

![Windows Control Panel showing Network and Internet section highlighted with settings categories](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202021-07-29%20at%2011.48.31(1).png)

1. Click on the **Network and Sharing Center**.

![Windows Control Panel showing Network and Sharing Center option highlighted with network configuration links](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202021-07-29%20at%2011.48.44(1).png)

1. Select **Change adapter settings** from the left pane.

![Windows Network and Sharing Center showing Change adapter settings highlighted with connection options](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202021-07-29%20at%2011.48.53(1).png)

1. A window with all network adapters will open up. Right-click on the active TAP adapter and choose the **Properties** tab. You can recognize the active TAP adapter from the green connection bar next to it.

If you connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi, the **Wi-Fi** adapter must be active. If you connect to the Internet via Ethernet cable, **Ethernet** is your active adapter.

1. Select **Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)**, then click Properties.

![Windows Wi-Fi properties dialog showing Internet Protocol Version 4 selected with Properties button highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202021-07-29%20at%2011.49.04(1).png)

1. Mark the **Use the following DNS server addresses** bubble, and enter your DNS addresses.

- 208.67.222.222
- 208.67.220.220

![Windows IPv4 properties showing custom DNS server addresses with OK button highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202021-07-29%20at%2011.49.28(1).png)

Click **OK**.

1. Repeat the process for NordLayer and Ethernet TAP adapters as well. Restart your Windows device afterward, which is necessary for new changes to apply.

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