How do I solve the server DNS address could not be found error on Windows 10

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After installing Windows 10  I am continuously getting the  server DNS address could not be found  error   I will be able to use the Internet for 4-5 minutes  and after that for 20-25 min I will get the above error   How do I resolve this issue

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There might be a problem with your DNS servers of the ISP  A computer by default uses the ISP s DNS servers  You can manually configure your DNS servers  It is free and usually better than your ISP    Go to Control Panel   Network and Internet   Network and Sharing Centre Click on Change Adapter settings  Right click on your connection icon  Wireless Network Connection or Local Area Connection  and select properties  Select Internet protocol version 4  Click on  Use the following DNS server address  and type either of the two DNS given below    Google Public DNS  Preferred DNS server   8 8 8 8 Alternate DNS server   8 8 4 4   OpenDNS  Preferred DNS server   208 67 222 222 Alternate DNS server   208 67 220 220

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Steps to manually configure DNS    You can access Network and Sharing center by right clicking on the Network icon on the taskbar  Now choose adapter settings from the side menu  This will give you a list of the available network adapters in the system   From them right click on the adapter you are using to connect to the internet now and choose properties option  In the networking tab choose    Internet Protocol Version 4  TCP IPv4      Now you can see  the properties dialogue box showing the properties of IPV4  Here you need to change some properties   Select    use the following DNS address    option  Now  fill the following fields as given here   Preferred DNS server  208 67 222 222  Alternate DNS server   208 67 220 220  This is an available Open DNS address  You may also use google DNS server addresses   After filling these fields  Check the    validate settings upon exit    option  Now click OK    You have to add this DNS server address in the  router configuration also  by referring the router manual for more information    Refer   for above method  amp  alternative  If none of this works  then open command prompt Run as Administrator  and run these   ipconfig  flushdns ipconfig  registerdns ipconfig  release ipconfig  renew NETSH winsock reset catalog NETSH int ipv4 reset reset log NETSH int ipv6 reset reset log Exit   Hopefully that fixes it  if its still not fixed there is a chance that its a NIC related issue driver update or h w    Also FYI  this has a thread on Microsoft community   Windows 10 - DNS Issue

[dns] How do I solve the "server DNS address could not be found" error on Windows 10?

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