playit.gg support docs
#windows | #dns

Update your DNS server on Windows

Open control panel

Open the windows start menu and search for Control Panel

windows control panel

Open Network and Internet

Open Network and Internet from the Control Panel

network and internet

Open Network and Sharing Center

Next, open Network and Sharing Center

network and sharing

Go to adapter settings

On the left, in the side panel click Change adapter settings

adapter settings

Go to your adapter’s properties

Find the network adapter that you are currently using. There might be multiple adapters enabled. If this is the case, you may need to repeat the following instructions for each network adapter.

adapter properties

Go to your IPv4 properties

In the list, find and select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

ipv4 properties

Set your DNS for IPv4

On the bottom of the newly opened window select Use the following DNS server addresses and set Preferred DNS server to 8.8.8.8 and Alternative DNS server to 8.8.4.4.

set ipv4 dns

Once done, press OK to save your DNS for IPv4.

Go to your IPv6 properties

In the list, find and select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

ipv4 properties

Set your DNS for IPv6

On the bottom of the newly opened window select Use the following DNS server addresses and set Preferred DNS server to 2001:4860:4860::8888 and Alternative DNS server to 2001:4860:4860::8844.

ipv4 properties

Once done, press OK to save your DNS for IPv6.

Check that your DNS is set properly

Just to make sure everything is set properly we can do a little test. This will let us know what our computer is actually using as the DNS server.

Open the command prompt Search for the Command Prompt program. You can also enter cmd into the run program.

Run in command prompt

ipconfig /all | findstr "DNS\ Servers"

The output will look like

DNS Servers ...........: <DNS SERVER>

If the <DNS SERVER> doesn’t match what you entered earlier, something went wrong. Give this guide another try from the top. There can be multiple lines showing the multiple DNS servers you have set.

Flush your DNS (optional)

DNS records are often saved on your computer. Somtimes upto 24 hours. You can clear these records by running ipconfig /flushdns in the command line.

Open the command prompt

Search for the Command Prompt program. You can also enter cmd into the run program.

ipv4 properties

Run ipconfig /flushdns

Now in the command prompt, type the following and press enter

ipconfig /flushdns

ipv4 properties