# Updating domain settings
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This section provides information on the following topics related to managing domain settings in Route 53:

1. [Updating contact information and ownership for a domain](domain-update-contacts.md):
   + Learn how to update contact information for a domain, including administrative, technical, registrant, and billing contacts.
   + Understand the process for changing the owner of a domain when the registry requires a Change of Domain Ownership form.

1. [Enabling or disabling privacy protection for contact information for a domain](domain-privacy-protection.md):
   + Discover how to enable or disable privacy protection for contact information, which hides or reveals your personal details from WHOIS queries. 

1. [Enabling or disabling automatic renewal for a domain](domain-enable-disable-auto-renewal.md):
   + Find out how to enable or disable automatic renewal for a domain, which determines whether Route 53 automatically renews the registration before expiration.

1. [Locking a domain to prevent unauthorized transfer to another registrar](domain-lock.md):
   + Learn how to lock a domain to prevent unauthorized transfer to another registrar, and how to disable the lock when needed.

1. [Extending the registration period for a domain](domain-extend.md):
   + Understand the process for extending the registration period for a domain, typically up to ten years in one-year increments.

1. [Updating name servers to use another registrar](domain-register-other-dns-service.md) and [Adding or changing name servers and glue records for a domain](domain-name-servers-glue-records.md):
   + Discover how to update name servers to use another DNS service or configure white-label (vanity) name servers.
   + Learn about considerations and best practices when changing name servers and glue records.