How to Obtain your Wireless/Wired MAC Address in Windows

Overview

This document contains instructions for how to find the Machine Address Code (MAC address) for the following operating systems:

  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8/8.1
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11
  • Windows Surface RT

Instructions

  1.  Hold Windows + R to open the Run dialog.
     
    image showing the locations of the keys to be pressed on a keyboard
     
  2. In the Run dialog, type cmd in the text field.

     image showing "cmd" typed into the "Run" dialog box
     
  3.  Type the following command: ipconfig /all.
     
    ipconfig /all typed into the Windows terminal
     
  4. To find your wireless MAC address, locate Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi. The MAC address is listed as the Physical Address. 
  5. To find your wired MAC address, look for Ethernet adapter Ethernet or Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection. The MAC address is listed as the Physical Address.

    locations of the Physical Addresses for Wired and Wireless Network

light bulb! The MAC address will be in the following format: xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx.

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