Find MAC address on Windows

1. Find MAC address from Network and Sharing Center
   This method gets MAC address from active connections. If you want to find MAC address of disconnected network interface, try the second method. The steps on this method are the same for Windows 7, 8 and 10.
2. Use getmac command
   This method works on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10.

MAC address is unique number assigned to network interfaces for communications. It consists of 12 hexadecimal numbers and usually written in these format: 01-23-45-67-89-ab or 01:23:45:67:89:ab.

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Step-by-step

Find MAC address from Network and Sharing Center

1. On Windows desktop, right-click on this network icon and select Open Network and Sharing Center.
   
2. On this window, you’ll see active networks. Click on the network that you want.
   
3. On network status, click Details.
   
4. MAC address is the physical address as highlight on the screenshot below. In this example, MAC address of this network is 00-0C-29-77-16-94.
   

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Use getmac command to get MAC address

1. Open Run window by press Windows + R keyboard shortcut. Type cmd and press Enter.
   
2. On command prompt window, type the command below and press Enter.

   getmac /v /fo list

   getmac /v /fo list

   

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