4 Quick Ways to Find the MAC Address on Your Windows 11 PC

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Easily find your computer’s MAC address in Windows 11

Written by Stan Kats | Edited by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: October 10, 2025 Fact Checked

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Using the Settings App

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Using Control Panel

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Using System Information

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Using the Command Line

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A MAC address is a unique code assigned to hardware so these items can be identified on a network. All devices that access the internet have these codes, including your Windows 11 computer. But how exactly do you find your computer's MAC address? There are a handful of ways, and they're all very quick and easy to complete. In this article, we go over four ways you can find your Windows 11 MAC address. Keep reading to learn how!

Finding a MAC Address on Windows 11

A fast way to find your computer's MAC address is to open Settings and go to Network & internet > Advanced network settings > Hardware and connection properties, then look for the "Physical address (MAC)." You can also find the MAC address in Control Panel or System Information, or with the "ipconfig /all" command.

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Using the Settings App

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Open the Settings app. You can do this in a number of ways:
- Click on the Windows icon in your taskbar, then click on the Settings option. By default, it's under the "pinned" header.
- Type "settings" into the taskbar search bar and click on Settings in the Start menu that pops up.
- Press ⊞ Win+I.
- Right-click the Windows icon in the taskbar and click Settings.
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Click Network & internet. It's in the left-hand sidebar, and it has an icon of a blue Wi-Fi signal.

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Click Advanced network settings. It's at the bottom of the list, and it has an icon that looks like two rectangles connected to a cable.
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Click Hardware and connection properties. This will open up all of the information about every network connection on your computer, including both Wi-Fi and Ethernet.
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Locate your internet connection. If you use a wireless internet connection, the name of the connection will likely be "Wi-Fi." If you use a wired internet connection, the name of the connection will likely be "Ethernet." There may be a number after the connection name if you've set up multiple of the same type of network connection on your computer.
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Find the line that says "Physical address (MAC)." The number listed next to this label is your computer's MAC address for that connection. The MAC address will look like a series of letters and numbers separated by colons.^{[1]
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Using Control Panel

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To do this, search "control panel" in the taskbar search bar, then click Control Panel in the Start menu that pops up.
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Click Network and Internet. It has an icon of a computer screen and a globe.
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Click Network and Sharing Center. It's the top option, with an icon of multiple computer screens.
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Click Change adapter settings. It's the first option in the left-hand sidebar.
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Right-click your adapter and choose Status. If you use a wireless internet connection, the name of the adapter will likely be "Wi-Fi." If you use a wired internet connection, the name of the adapter will likely be "Ethernet."
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Click Details…. It's in the pop-up window, under the "Connection" header.
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Find the line that says "Physical address." The number listed next to this label is your computer's MAC address for that connection. The MAC address will look like a series of letters and numbers separated by dashes.^{[2]
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Using System Information

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Open System Information. To do this, type "system information" into the taskbar search bar, then click System Information in the Start menu.
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Expand the Components tab. It's in the left-hand pane, and it's the middle option between "Hardware Resources" and "Software Environment."
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Expand the Network section. It's in about the middle of the Components section.
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Click Adapter. It's the top option under "Network."
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Scroll down until you find your network adapter. If you use a wireless internet connection, the name of the adapter will likely include "Wi-Fi." If you use a wired internet connection, the name of the adapter will likely include "Ethernet."
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Find the line that says "MAC Address." The number listed next to this label is your computer's MAC address for that connection. The MAC address will look like a series of letters and numbers separated by colons.^{[3]
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Using the Command Line

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Open a command line interface. You can open Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt, whichever you prefer.
- Type the name of the command line into the taskbar search bar to look for it, then click on it in the Start menu to open it.
- You can also right-click on the Windows icon in your taskbar and click Terminal to open a Terminal window running Windows PowerShell.
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Type ipconfig /all and press ↵ Enter. This command will show you the information for all of the network adapters on your computer.
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Scroll up until you find your network adapter. If you use a wireless internet connection, the name of the adapter will likely include "Wi-Fi." If you use a wired internet connection, the name of the adapter will likely include "Ethernet."
The number listed next to this label is your computer's MAC address for that connection. The MAC address will look like a series of letters and numbers separated by dashes.^{[4]
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