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Windows DNS Server records DNS-over-HTTPS operational events in dedicated DNS Server event-log channels described by the page. Windows exposes separate DNS-over-HTTPS request, response, and dropped-request performance counters, and those counters reset when the DNS Server service restarts.
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Windows Server provides DNS Manager and PowerShell procedures to create and manage DNS zones. The page provides DNS Manager and PowerShell procedures to create primary, secondary, stub, and reverse zones and to configure zone transfers and delegation.
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Windows Server DNS supports forwarding and conditional forwarding for name resolution. Delegation, conditional forwarders, and intranet name resolution are distinct design elements in the documented forwarding model.
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Windows DNS Server supports primary, secondary, stub, and reverse lookup zones. Zone data can be file-backed or stored in Active Directory Domain Services; secondary zones are read-only copies.
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Windows Server exposes enhanced DNS logging, auditing, and analytic events for the DNS Server role. DNS analytical logging is separate from ordinary DNS Server event logging and can create high event volume.
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Windows clients and servers can dynamically register and update their DNS names. The Windows implementation includes secure dynamic update behavior and name-conflict handling.
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Microsoft documents query, response, and update message structures for DNS in Windows environments. DNS messages use a header plus question, answer, authority, and additional sections as applicable.
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Windows uses the Name Resolution Policy Table to apply DNSSEC-related name-resolution policy. NRPT rules can be configured through Group Policy or PowerShell.
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Windows DNS Policy query filters can vary server behavior based on a query and the client that sent it. Documented filter criteria include client subnet, transport, IP version, server interface, FQDN, query type, and time of day.
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Windows DNS Policy can load-balance application answers with geo-location awareness. The documented configuration groups IPv4 or IPv6 address space into DNS client subnets used by policy.
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