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How to find your MAC address on Windows

Three ways to get the hardware address on Windows 11 and Windows 10, including one that works from any version.

Short answer

Open a terminal and run getmac /v . Each network adapter is listed with its Physical Address, which is the MAC address. If you would rather click, the Settings steps are below.

Command Prompt, PowerShell or Terminal

This is the method Microsoft documents, and it works the same on Windows 11 and Windows 10.

getmac

  1. Right-click the Start button and choose Terminal. On Windows 10 choose Windows PowerShell or press Win + R , type cmd and press Enter.
  2. Type getmac /v /fo list and press Enter.
  3. Every adapter is listed by name. The Physical Address line is its MAC address, written like A1-B2-C3-D4-E5-F6 .

ipconfig

  1. In the same window type ipconfig /all and press Enter.
  2. Find the adapter you want, such as Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter Ethernet.
  3. The MAC address is on the Physical Address line.
Tip: A PC with a VPN, Hyper-V, WSL or VirtualBox installed will list extra adapters with made-up addresses. The physical card is the one named Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

Windows 11 Settings

Wi-Fi

  1. Press Win + I to open Settings.
  2. Click Network & internet, then Wi-Fi.
  3. Click the name of the network you are connected to, labelled properties.
  4. Scroll to the bottom. The MAC address is listed as Physical address (MAC).

Ethernet

  1. Open Settings, then Network & internet.
  2. Click Ethernet.
  3. Scroll to the bottom to Physical address (MAC).

Every adapter at once

  1. Open Settings, then Network & internet.
  2. Click Advanced network settings.
  3. Click Hardware and connection properties.
  4. Each adapter is listed with its Physical address (MAC).
Note: Microsoft does not document this screen, so if your build labels things differently, the command line above is the reliable route.

Windows 10 Settings

Every adapter at once

  1. Press Win + I to open Settings.
  2. Click Network & Internet.
  3. On the Status page click View hardware and connection properties.
  4. Each adapter is listed with its Physical address (MAC).

Wi-Fi only

  1. Open Settings, then Network & Internet, then Wi-Fi.
  2. Click the name of the network you are connected to.
  3. Scroll to the bottom to Physical address (MAC).
Note: Windows 10 reached the end of support on 14 October 2025. It still works, and these steps still apply, but it only gets security updates if you are enrolled in Microsoft's extended security updates .

Random hardware addresses

Windows can use a made-up Wi-Fi address instead of the real one, so that networks cannot track your PC from place to place. Unlike phones, Windows leaves this off unless you turn it on, and it only affects Wi-Fi. When it is on, the address your router sees is the random one, and a lookup on our home page will call it locally administered.

Windows 11

  1. Open Settings, then Network & internet, then Wi-Fi.
  2. Turn Random hardware addresses on or off for every network, or click Manage known networks, pick a network, and set it there for that network only.

Windows 10

  1. Open Settings, then Network & Internet, then Wi-Fi.
  2. Turn Use random hardware addresses on or off, or click Manage known networks, pick a network, click Properties and set Use random hardware addresses for this network.
Note: A change for one network takes effect the next time you connect to it. Microsoft's page on connecting to Wi-Fi has the details.

These steps follow Microsoft's documentation .