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How to find MAC address on Windows?

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Every device that goes onto a network has a physical hardware ID known as the Media Access Control or MAC. Everything from your gaming console to your laptop will have a MAC address on their own which differentiates them from one another on a network.

Now there are numerous reasons why you’d like to know what is the MAC address of the device you’re using. It can be helpful if you’re setting up your router and want to block/allow specific devices from connecting or aforementioned, trying to find it on a network.

In this article, we bring you two ways you can quickly check the MAC address of your Windows PC/Laptop.

Also read: Every Windows 7 shortcut you must know

Finding out the MAC address of a Windows PC

Command Prompt method

This is hands down the quickest method of identifying your MAC address and other network details like your IP address, local DNS etc.

Here’s how:

Step 1: Press Windows Key + R and type in cmd

How to find MAC address on Windows? Via command prompt and settings

Step 2: When the command prompt opens, type in the following command:

ipconfig /all

Scroll down to your interface, and you’ll be able to see your MAC address as well as other network information.

How to find MAC address on Windows? Via command prompt and settings

Windows Settings method

Alternatively, you can also find out what your MAC address by going to the Windows Network settings page.

Step 1: Press the Windows key and search for ‘View network status and tasks’. Alternatively, you can go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center

How to find MAC address on Windows? Via command prompt and settings

Step 2: Click on your active network connection.

Step 3: When the properties dialogue box opens, click on ‘Details’

How to find MAC address on Windows? Via command prompt and settings

Step 4: Scroll down to find ‘Physical Address’. This is your MAC address for the current network device.

How to find MAC address on Windows? Via command prompt and settings

There’s also a lot more information here as compared to the command prompt method. So in case you’re looking for something else as well, you can use this method.

Also read: How to find IP address and WiFi password in Windows 10?

Yadullah Abidi

Yadullah Abidi

Yadullah is a Computer Science graduate who writes/edits/shoots/codes all things cybersecurity, gaming, and tech hardware. When he's not, he streams himself racing virtual cars. He's been writing and reporting on tech and cybersecurity with websites like Candid.Technology and MakeUseOf since 2018. You can contact him here: yadullahabidi@pm.me.

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