A Quick Tip To Change The Location File Based DNS Database
By default Windows DNS Servers storing File Based Zones look for database at the \Windows\System32\DNS Directory. This folder stores the data for the file-based DNS Zones. You might need to change this location for performance reasons. You need to use a registry heck to do so, as mentioned below:
- KEY Name: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters
- Entry Name: DatabaseDirectory
- Type: REG_SZ
- Value: %SystemRoot%\System32\DNS
The default value of regitsry entry is \Windows\System32\DNS.