nslookup set search

• Applies to:

  ✅ Windows Server 2025, ✅ Windows Server 2022, ✅ Windows Server 2019, ✅ Windows Server 2016, ✅ Windows 11, ✅ Windows 10, ✅ Azure Local, versions 23H2 and 22H2

Appends the Domain Name System (DNS) domain names in the DNS domain search list to the request until an answer is received. This applies when the set and the lookup request contain at least one period, but do not end with a trailing period.

Syntax

set [no]search

Parameters

Parameter	Description
nosearch	Stops appending the Domain Name System (DNS) domain names in the DNS domain search list for the request.
search	Appends the Domain Name System (DNS) domain names in the DNS domain search list for the request until an answer is received. This is the default value.
/?	Displays help at the command prompt.
/help	Displays help at the command prompt.

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