Yes, it is possible & safe to change DNS Server.

There are two ways to change the DNS server in Windows:

1) Settings &

2) The Command prompt

DNS Server addresses:

Cloudflare
IPv4

• Primary DNS address: 1.1.1.1
• Secondary DNS address: 1.0.0.1

IPv6

• Primary DNS address: 2606:4700:4700::1111
• Secondary DNS address: 2606:4700:4700::1001

OpenDNS
IPv4

• Primary DNS address: 208.67.222.222
• Secondary DNS address: 208.67.220.220

IPv6

• Primary DNS address: 2620:119:35::35
• Secondary DNS address: 2620:119:53::53

Google Public DNS
IPv4

• Primary DNS address: 8.8.8.8
• Secondary DNS address: 8.8.4.4

IPv6

• Primary DNS address: 2001:4860:4860::8888
• Secondary DNS address: 2001:4860:4860::8844

1) To Change DNS Server in Windows:

Step-1: Search for Network Status from the Start menu.

Step-2: Choose Change adapter options.

Step-3: Open Properties by right-clicking on the network connection.

Step-4: Find and choose the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) from the list.

Step-5: Open the IPv4 settings by clicking on the Properties button.

Step-6: Choose the Use the following DNS server addresses option.

Step-7: Fill in the primary and secondary addresses.

Step-8: Save the changes by clicking on the OK button.

To apply the changes, restart the browser.


To change the DNS Server on a Windows Server

Step 1: Locate the Control Panel by searching for it in the Start menu.

Step-2: Open Network and Sharing Center.

Step-3: Choose Change adapter settings from the left pane.

The subsequent steps are similar to Windows 10/11.

Step-4: Right-click on the connection and open Properties.

Step-5: Double-click on the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) option from the list.

Step-6: Set the preferred and alternate DNS server address, and click the OK button to apply the changes.


2) To change the DNS server from Command prompt or Powershell:

Step-1: Search for Command Prompt from Start and Run as an administrator option.

Step-2: To change the network settings, use the command netsh & press Enter.

Step-3: To identify the name of the network adapters: type the command interface show interface and press Enter.

This command will display all the network connections enabled on your Windows PC.

Step-4: To set the primary DNS IP address, use the command interface ip set dnsservers “Network Connection” static [DNS server IP address] and press Enter.

Here, Network Connection is the name of your network adapter & [DNS server IP address] is the IP address of the DNS server you like to use.

Press Enter, and set the new DNS server immediately.