Using a VPN with Custom DNS?

[Firegod]

Hey

Just a quick question really, I sometimes find web pages slow to load even though I have quick DL/UL speeds when using my VPN connection. There is an option to use Custom DNS, but if I were to do this, does that negate the point of using a VPN in the first place? When I don't have the VPN active I revert to using Quad9. I'm just wondering whether using Quad9 in the Custom DNS area is a "safe" thing to do?

Probably a stupid question. lol.

Cheers.

 

[Firegod]

Sorry for late reply. The provider is NordVPN using NordLynx with "Threat Protection Lite" enabled for malicious DNS checks on Windows 11 with the providers app. I've just disabled "Threat Protection Lite" and set custom DNS to use Quad 9. Pages are loading a lot faster now.