Windows

Versions after Windows 11 21H2

Windows 11 versions after 21H2 start supporting native DNS over HTTPS (DoH). You can enable it using the following method:

1. Open Settings
2. Open Network & Internet
3. Open Ethernet
4. Find DNS server assignment, click Edit
   1. Select Manual
   2. Enter 111.229.178.206 in the Preferred DNS server IPv4 field
   3. DNS over HTTPS (DoH) selection: On (Manual template)
   4. Enter https://public.adguardprivate.com/dns-query in the DoH template field
   5. Do not check Use unencrypted requests on failure
   6. You can optionally enter 223.5.5.5 (Alibaba Cloud Public DNS Service) as the Alternate DNS server, with DNS over HTTPS off, and check Use unencrypted requests on failure.

The free version currently only provides IPv4. If you need to use IPv6, please consider a paid private service.

Windows 10 and Earlier Versions

Windows 10 and earlier versions do not support native encrypted DNS, but if you are using newer browsers like Chrome/Edge or other browsers based on the Chromium engine, you can set up DoH encrypted DNS in the browser. Here is how to set it up in Chrome:

1. Open Chrome browser Settings
2. Open Privacy, search, and services
3. Scroll to Security
4. Enable Use secure DNS to specify how to look up the network address of a website
5. Enter https://public.adguardprivate.com/dns-query in the Choose service provider field