https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-includes-the-dns-over-https-privacy-feature-how-to-use/ > ​Microsoft has added a privacy feature to Windows 11 called DNS-over-HTTPS, allowing users to perform encrypted DNS lookups to bypass censorship and Internet activity. > When connecting to a website or other host on the Internet, your computer must first query a domain name system (DNS) server for the IP address that is associated with the hostname.