Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Client
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista
The Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Client component contains settings for configuring the Domain Name System (DNS), a system for naming computers and network services that organizes them into a hierarchy of domains. DNS naming is used on TCP/IP networks, such as the Internet, to locate computers and services by using user-friendly names.
The DNS Client service is used to resolve DNS domain names, by querying locally cached information obtained from a previous query or by querying a remote DNS server.
Some settings are global, and others are interface-specific. Global settings apply to all network adapters on the computer. Interface-specific settings apply only to a single interface and may overlap with global settings.
In This Section
Specifies the primary DNS suffix of the network connection across all adapters. If |
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Specifies the suffix search order for DNS servers. This is a global setting. |
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Specifies an interface collection. |
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Specifies whether to use domain-name devolution when the DNS-caching resolver resolves an unqualified query. |
Applies To
This component is available in the following Windows® editions and architectures.
| Windows Edition | Windows for x86-based computers | Windows for x64-based computers | Windows for Itanium-based computers |
|---|---|---|---|
Windows 8.1 |
x86 |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows 8.1 Pro |
x86 |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Not available |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows® 8 |
x86 |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows® 8 Enterprise |
x86 |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows® 8 Pro |
x86 |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter |
Not available |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2012 Essentials |
Not available |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2012 Foundation |
Not available |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2012 Standard |
Not available |
amd64 |
Not available |
Windows® 7 Enterprise |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows® 7 Home Basic |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows® 7 Home Premium |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows® 7 Professional |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows® 7 Starter |
x86 |
Not available |
Not available |
Windows® 7 Ultimate |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Vista® Business |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Vista® Home Basic |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Vista® Home Premium |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Vista® Starter |
x86 |
Not available |
Not available |
Windows Vista® Ultimate |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2008 R2 Datacenter |
Not available |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 R2 Datacenter |
Not available |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise |
Not available |
amd64, wow64 |
ia64, wow64 |
Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise |
Not available |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation |
Not available |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard |
Not available |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard |
Not available |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows® Web Server 2008 R2 |
Not available |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Server Core installation option of Windows® Web Server 2008 R2 |
Not available |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
ia64, wow64 |
Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Windows Server® 2008 Standard |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |
Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 Standard |
x86 |
amd64, wow64 |
Not available |