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Windows - Enable Comodo Secure DNS

You can manually enable Comodo Secure DNS by changing your DNS server addresses to:

• Preferred DNS : 8.26.56.26

• Alternate DNS : 8.20.247.20

Enable Comodo Secure DNS

1. Click the Windows 'Start' menu

2. Type 'control panel' into the search box then click the program name: 

3. Select 'Network and Internet' from the control panel menu:

4. Select 'View network status and tasks' under Network and Sharing Center' as shown below:

The list of networks to which you are currently connected is shown.

5. Click the network type link in the network through which you are connected to internet:

This opens the 'Status' dialog for the selected connection.

6. Click 'Properties' in the status dialog 

• At this point, Windows might ask for your permission to continue or request that you enter an administrator password

• Once you have granted permission/entered an admin password, the 'Connection Properties' dialog appears: 

7. Scroll down the list and select 'Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP)' then click the 'Properties' button as shown above.

8. Enable 'Use the following DNS server addresses'.

9. Enter the addresses listed below:

Preferred DNS : 8.26.56.26

Alternate DNS : 8.20.247.20

10. Click 'OK' to save your settings

11. Click 'OK' in the connection properties dialog to activate your settings 

• Your computer will now use Comodo DNS as it's default domain name resolution service for all applications that connect to the internet. 

• Follow steps 1 to 7 of the 'Enable Comodo DNS' tutorial to open the IP4 properties dialog

• Enable 'Obtain DNS server address automatically' then click 'OK'.