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How does the windows DNS resolver hurt VPN software?

I recently came across the following article: https://medium.com/@ValdikSS/beware-of-windows-10-dns-resolver-and-dns-leaks-5bc5bfb4e3f1 This article explains that: Windows 10 DNS resolver sends ...
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How can I over-ride Windows10 default DNS Servers to use OpenVPN assigned DNS servers

A problem has arisen with Windows 10 in that it always uses it's local DNS servers (as well as VPN assigned DNS servers) for DNS resolving, which in turn leads to a DNS leakage scenario. Details ...
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Anyway to make OpenVPN's DNS entry the last priority?

I'm connecting from school to home. I have OpenVPN set so that only home network connections go through the VPN; it is NOT set to send all traffic through the VPN. And I would prefer to keep it that ...
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What is the correct way to plug DNS leaks when running OpenVPN?

I've set up OpenVPN on a Linux server. All my Internet traffic goes through the VPN from that server. I'm running Windows 7 at home. I noticed in Wireshark that DNS queries are not going through the ...
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