How to determine MAC address on Windows 10

• To find the MAC address on Windows 10, open “Command Prompt,” run the “ipconfig /all” command, and confirm the “Physical Address” information.
• You can also open Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi or Ethernet, open the active network connection, and determine the MAC address on Windows 10 without Command Prompt.
• It’s also possible to use the Control Panel and the System Information app.

UPDATED 12/18/2023: On Windows 10, the MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique hardware identifier available on every network adapter, and in this guide, I’ll outline the steps to find this information for your Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter. The “MAC” is a 48-bit address (often referred to as “hardware address” or “physical address”) divided into six octets represented by hexadecimal numbers (for example, ‎00-0C-29-E4-D8-90), and it’s used for communication at the data link layer.

Usually, you don’t have to worry about this information, but sometimes, you may need to find the MAC address assigned to your network adapter on your computer for various reasons. For example, when you want to set up network access filtering on the router, track down a specific device in the network, and troubleshoot networking problems.

In this guide, I’ll teach you the different ways to find the MAC address of your network adapter on Windows 10.

Find MAC address on Windows 10

On Windows 10, you can determine the physical MAC address of a network adapter from the Command Prompt, Settings app, Control Panel, and the System Information app. Here’s how.

• 1. Locate MAC address using Command Prompt
• 2. Locate MAC address using Settings app
• 3. Locate MAC address using Control Panel
• 4. Locate MAC address using System Information

1. Locate MAC address using Command Prompt

To find the MAC address from Command Prompt on Windows 10, use these steps:

1. Open Start on Windows 10.

2. Search for Command Prompt and click the top result to open the app.

3. Type the following command to view the current network configuration and press Enter:

   ipconfig /all

   

4. Check the “Physical Address” field to find the MAC address of the Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter.

Once you complete the steps, the output of the command will display all the information available of every network adapter on your computer, including the MAC address information.

2. Locate MAC address using Settings app

To find the MAC address for your network adapter from the Settings app, use these steps:

1. Open Start.

2. Search for Settings and click the top result to open the app.

3. Click on Network & Internet.

4. Click on Wi-Fi (or Ethernet).

5. Click on the network connection.

   

6. Check the “Physical address (MAC)” field to view the Media Access Control address.

   

After you complete the steps, the network properties will help you determine the physical address.

3. Locate MAC address using Control Panel

To find the MAC address on Windows 10 from Control Panel, use these steps:

1. Open Start.

2. Search for Control Panel and click the top result to open the app.

3. Click on Network and Internet.

4. Click on Network and Sharing Center.

5. Click the “Change adapter settings” option on the left pane.

   

6. Right-click the Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter and choose the Status option.

   

7. Click the Details button.

   

8. Confirm the MAC address in the “Physical Address” field.

   

Once you complete the steps, the Control Panel will display the physical address for the network adapter.

4. Locate MAC address using System Information

To view the MAC address assigned to the laptop or desktop computer from System Information, use these steps:

1. Open Start.

2. Type System Information and press Enter to open the app.

3. Browse the following path:

   Components > Network > Adapter

   

After you complete the steps, Windows 10 will populate the network adapters’ information on your computer, including virtual networks, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet adapters, and the MAC address will be available from the “MAC Address” field.