Sets DNS server addresses associated with the TCP/IP properties on an interface.
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Microsoft DnsClient reference: Sets DNS server addresses associated with the TCP/IP properties on an interface. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
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Supported environments
Windows / DnsClient · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-InputObject (required)
Specifies the input to this cmdlet. You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.
-InterfaceAlias (required)
Specifies the friendly name of the interface.
-InterfaceIndex (required)
Specifies the index number of the interface.
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-ResetServerAddresses
Resets the DNS server IP addresses to the default value.
-ServerAddresses
Specifies a list of DNS server IP addresses to set for the interface.
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-Validate
Validates that one or more IP addresses are responsive DNS servers before the IP addresses are set to the interface. This parameter must be used with the *ServerAddress* parameter.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the DnsClient module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Examples
Example 1: Set the DNS server addresses on an interface with a specified index value
This example sets the DNS server addresses on a specified interface with the index value of 12. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.