How To Change DNS Servers in Windows 7 and Up

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How 

to change DNS Servers in Windows 7 

This guide is for people to change their Windows 7 DNS


settings. It will also override the DNS settings sent
through DHCP so it is acceptable for most users of
Windows 7. You will need admin rights in order to
preform some of these steps.

1. Choose two or more IP addresses from here, then open


the Control Panel and click on Network and Sharing
Center as seen below.
2. Click “Change Adapter Settings” in the left bar.
3. Right click on your network device and choose
properties. In my case this was Local Area Connection, but
it could also be a wireless adapter or named something
else.
4. Choose the IP version you would like to set the DNS
settings for and click “properties”. I will be choosing
IPv4 for this guide, but the steps are basically identical
for IPv6.
5. In the window that pops up, click “Advanced” in the
bottom right of the windows.
6. Click the “DNS” tab at the top.
7. Click Add and then type a Tier2 server IP in the box
that pops up and click add again.

You may repeat the add step as many times as necessary


to add DNS servers. They will be tried in the other that is
listed on this page as well.

8. Click OK until you are out of dialogue boxes!

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