How to find your MAC address in Windows 10 u 11

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Sometimes it is necessary to know the physical address of the hardware, or MAC address (short for “Media access control”), from your network adapter on a Windows PC 10 o Windows 11. Here are several alternatives to find it.

Each network adapter has its own MAC address

Here's a basic refresher: A network adapter is a device on your PC that connects to a network, either via Ethernet, Wi-Fi or other method. On some PCs, A network adapter is a separate card installed in a machine and, in others, is built into the hardware. Even so, Windows still treats each adapter as a separate device.

Before locating your MAC address, it is essential to know that different network adapters have their own unique MAC addresses. Then, if your PC has an Ethernet port (handled by an Ethernet adapter) and a Wi-Fi connection (operated by a Wi-Fi adapter), each of those connection methods will have its own MAC address.

Find your MAC address using settings

To find your MAC address in Windows 10 u 11, open Settings by pressing Windows + i on your keyboard. When it opens, browse to Red and Internet.

In Windows settings 11, click on "Red and Internet".

In the Network and Internet settings in Windows 10, click on “State” in the sidebar, later select “View hardware and connection properties”.

Click on "View hardware and connection properties".

In the network and Internet settings in Windows 11, click on “Advanced network settings” and then select “Hardware and connection properties”.

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In Hardware and Connection Properties, you will see a list of information about each network adapter installed in your PC.

Find the adapter for which you want to find the MAC address in the list (What “wireless network adapter” for your Wi-Fi connection). You will see the MAC address next to “Physical address (MAC)”. As an example, the mac address here is “2b: fc: f3: f3: f3: 2b”. Yours will be different.

You will see the MAC address listed next to "Physical Address (MAC)."

If required, you can choose and copy the MAC address (Ctrl + c) and paste it (Ctrl + v) in a text file or messaging app. Thereafter, close Settings and you're done.

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Find your MAC address using the control panel

The Control Panel utility in Windows 10 o Windows 11 it also enables you to locate the MAC addresses of your network adapter, but it takes a few more clicks than the Settings app. To start, start Control Panel, then click on “View network status and tasks”.

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In the center of networks and sharing, you will see a list of your active network connections. Find the adapter for which you would like to find the MAC address, then click on the link next to “Connections”. The link will vary depending on the type of connection, but regularly will read “Ethernet” O “Wi-Fi”.

Click the link next to

In the status window (What “Ethernet Status” O “Wi-Fi status”) that appears, Click the button “Details”.

Click on

In the window “Network connection details”, you will find the MAC address of the adapter next to “Physical address”.

The MAC address will appear next to

When it's over, click on “To close” twice, then close the Control Panel.

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Find your MAC address using a command

You can also find the MAC address of your network adapter by running the command “ipconfig” via command prompt, terminal de Windows o Windows PowerShell en Windows 10 u 11. To use it, Open a Windows command prompt or terminal window and type ipconfig / all .

(To quickly open a command line window, you can right-click the Start button or press Windows + X. In Windows 11, click on “Windows Terminal” in the menu that appears. In Windows 10, click on “Windows PowerShell” O “Symbol of the system” in the menu that appears).

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Depending on your PC, you may see a long list of adapters and information for each of them. To find the MAC address, search for the name of the adapter you would like to find (What “wireless LAN” ​​o “Ethernet”) and look for the entry next to “Physical address”.

You will see the MAC address listed next to "Physical Address (MAC)."

When it's over, close command prompt. You can repeat the ipconfig /all command anytime you need it. Good luck!

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