How to Change a Computer's Mac Address in Windows
Open the Device Manager., Expand the Network Adapters section., Right-click on your adapter., Click the Advanced tab., Enter your new MAC address., Reboot your computer to enable the changes., Check that the changes took effect.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open the Device Manager.
You can access the Device Manager from the Control Panel.
It will be located in the System and Security section if you are using Category View. -
Step 2: Expand the Network Adapters section.
In your Device Manager, you will see a list of all of the hardware installed on your computer.
These are sorted into categories.
Expand the Network Adapters section to see all of your installed network adapters.
If you are not sure which adapter you are using, see Step 1 at the beginning of this article to find your device's Description. , Select Properties from the menu to open the network adapter's Properties window. , Look for the "Network Address" or "Locally Administered Address" entry.
Highlight it and you will see a "Value" field on the right.
Click the radio button to enable the "Value" field.
Not all adapters can be changed this way.
If you can't find either of these entries, you will need to use one of the other methods in this article. , MAC addresses are 12-digit values, and should be entered without any dashes or colons.
For example, if you want to make the MAC address "2A:1B:4C:3D:6E:5F"
you would enter "2A1B4C3D6E5F". , You can also disable and re-enable your adapter within Windows for the change to become effective without rebooting.
Just sliding the Wi-Fi's On/Off switch like the slider found on ThinkPads and VaiOs won't satisfactorily disable/re-enable the card. , Once you've rebooted the computer, open the Command Prompt and enter ipconfig /all and note the Physical Address of your adapter.
It should be your new MAC address. -
Step 3: Right-click on your adapter.
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Step 4: Click the Advanced tab.
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Step 5: Enter your new MAC address.
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Step 6: Reboot your computer to enable the changes.
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Step 7: Check that the changes took effect.
Detailed Guide
You can access the Device Manager from the Control Panel.
It will be located in the System and Security section if you are using Category View.
In your Device Manager, you will see a list of all of the hardware installed on your computer.
These are sorted into categories.
Expand the Network Adapters section to see all of your installed network adapters.
If you are not sure which adapter you are using, see Step 1 at the beginning of this article to find your device's Description. , Select Properties from the menu to open the network adapter's Properties window. , Look for the "Network Address" or "Locally Administered Address" entry.
Highlight it and you will see a "Value" field on the right.
Click the radio button to enable the "Value" field.
Not all adapters can be changed this way.
If you can't find either of these entries, you will need to use one of the other methods in this article. , MAC addresses are 12-digit values, and should be entered without any dashes or colons.
For example, if you want to make the MAC address "2A:1B:4C:3D:6E:5F"
you would enter "2A1B4C3D6E5F". , You can also disable and re-enable your adapter within Windows for the change to become effective without rebooting.
Just sliding the Wi-Fi's On/Off switch like the slider found on ThinkPads and VaiOs won't satisfactorily disable/re-enable the card. , Once you've rebooted the computer, open the Command Prompt and enter ipconfig /all and note the Physical Address of your adapter.
It should be your new MAC address.
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