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Is it possible and worth it to create a DNS server + Cache on windows 10 and cache everything? [closed]

I was wondering if it's possible and logical to create a DNS server/cache inside Windows 10 (maybe by using wsl). So when I search twitter.com, for example, it doesn't go to Google or Cloudflare ...
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Is a Windows DNS cache entry invalided on IP connection failure?

We are changing a server's IP address. Say the DNS entry is updated for this server to point to that new IP address, but the client computer has cached the DNS entry with TTL 3600 (1hr). Say the ...
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How to flush DNS caches that parse domain name to IP address in Windows 7 and 10?

My google search came up with this answer that use ipconfig /flushdns command. Though on my Windows 7 and Windows 10, this command doesn't help me to get the latest IP address for a given domain name ...
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DNS Cache affecting HTTP requests

An odd error occured which I am trying to understand the cause. I updated a website and on some computers, a cached version of a particular .css file was being served. Other changes to the site were ...
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DNS cache will not clear on a Windows XP machine?

I have a Windows XP machine that refuses to connect to one of my servers no matter what I've tried. It points to a null IP address (not the correct IP) and HTML-get as well as ping and tracert all ...
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Where does the DNS record go?

Although I was able to "ping by IP," I was unable to "ping by name" a freshly installed Windows 2008 R2 VM. I fixed the problem by temporarily activating "network discovery" rules on the W2k8 VM, ...
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Why is Windows is still caching failed DNS queries even after editing the registry?

Throughout the day, my 3G modem will sometimes disconnect and reconnect instantaneously. If I happen to request a webpage at the exact moment the modem disconnects, Windows will cache the failed query ...
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