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This is how I fixed my DNS issues in WSL and Docker Desktop for Windows
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Fixes I found

Update /etc/wsl.conf

In the network section, set generateResolvConf = false like so:

[network]
generateHosts = true
generateResolvConf = false

Update /etc/resolv.conf

Set the nameserver to 8.8.8.8 like so:

# This file was automatically generated by WSL. To stop automatic generation of this file, add the following entry to /etc/wsl.conf:
# [network]
# generateResolvConf = false
nameserver 8.8.8.8

Issues over VPN

update the file /etc/resolv.conf and add your organization DNS server as a new nameserver. Should look like this:

# This file was automatically generated by WSL. To stop automatic generation of this file, add the following entry to /etc/wsl.conf:
# [network]
# generateResolvConf = false
nameserver x.x.x.x (org/vpn dns server here)
nameserver 8.8.8.8
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