Windows 11 has a DNS privacy setting I wish I’d checked sooner
Windows 11 has a DNS privacy setting I wish I’d checked sooner
https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-11-has-a-dns-privacy-setting-i-wish-id-checked-sooner/
Publish Date: 2026-05-08 11:00:00
Source Domain: www.makeuseof.com
One of the easiest privacy and security boosts you can make is to enable encrypted DNS on your operating system. It means that the DNS requests you make are protected and no longer sent in plaintext for anyone to read; it’s an immediate and easy upgrade that almost anyone can make.
But it turns out that unbeknownst to most folks, Windows 11 actually doesn’t always completely follow the rules you’ve set.
Instead, at times, Windows 11 will fall back to a plaintext connection, undermining your privacy, and all without ever giving you a warning.
While that sounds bad, and it is, the good news is that there is a fix available, and it only takes a couple of minutes to implement.
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