How can I set / change DNS using the command-prompt at windows 8

Question

How can I set my DNS settings using the command-prompt or bat file at windows 8

I tried this:

netsh interface ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=none 

but not worked.

Answer 1

First, the network name is likely "Ethernet", not "Local Area Connection". To find out the name you can do this:

netsh interface show interface 

Which will show the name under the "Interface Name" column (shown here in bold):

 Admin State    State          Type             Interface Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enabled        Connected      Dedicated        Ethernet 

Now you can change the primary dns (index=1), assuming that your interface is static (not using dhcp):

netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver "Ethernet" address=192.168.x.x index=1 

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2018 Update - The command will work with either dnsserver (singular) or dnsservers (plural). The following example uses the latter and is valid as well:

 netsh interface ipv4 add dnsservers "Ethernet" address=192.168.x.x index=1 

Answer 2

To change DNS to automatic via command, you can run the following command:

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" dhcp