View dns cache windows

To display the contents of the DNS resolver cache: Type ipconfig /displaydns and press Enter. Observe the contents of the DNS resolver cache.

1. Does Windows 10 have a DNS cache?
2. Where is DNS cache stored in Windows 10?
3. Where is my DNS cache located?

Does Windows 10 have a DNS cache?

Windows contains a client-side DNS cache. Microsoft doesn't recommend disabling DNS client-side caching on DNS clients. A configuration in which DNS client-side caching is disabled isn't supported.

Where is DNS cache stored in Windows 10?

To view the current DNS resolver cache content and the entries preloaded from the Hosts file, go to the command prompt and type C:\> ipconfig /displaydns Each entry shows the remaining Time to Live (TTL) in seconds.

Where is my DNS cache located?

It is located in /var/cache/nscd/hosts, so you can run “strings /var/cache/nscd/hosts” to display it. If you are using Ubuntu 20.10, Fedora 33, or later, Systemd is responsible for the DNS.