How to disable Windows 10 DNS Cache services

Gloria Gu 3,896 Reputation points
2020-07-15T06:51:07.807+00:00

How do I disable the windows 10 DNS client service (DNS local Cache).

C:\WINDOWS\system32>net stop dnscache
The requested pause, continue, or stop is not valid for this service.

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  1. Candy Luo 12,686 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2020-07-15T08:05:55.703+00:00

    Hi ,

    Welcome to our new Microsoft Q&A Platform.

    Disable DNS Client through registry:

    Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Dnscache,
    Locate the Start registry key and change its value from 2 (Automatic) to 4 (Disabled)

    Disable DNS client through command line:

    REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Dnscache" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f

    Best Regards,

    Candy

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