How to find MAC address of a computer system in Windows 10

Do you want to know how to find the Mac address of your computer system? I think your query might be resolved here, but first you need to know something about the MAC address.

What is MAC address?

The MAC address is an acronym for a “media access control” address. It is just an address assigned to the hardware of a computer system by Network Interface Controller also known as NIC (network interface card) and a network adapter. These hardware can be Ethernet adapter, Wireless adapter, etc. MAC address consists of 48 bits and is also termed as a Physical address.

Through this tutorial, you will learn, how to find MAC address in Windows 10, by following any of the two methods as explained below.

Steps to find MAC Address of a Computer System in Windows 10

Method 1 of 2:

Step 1:  Go to the Windows search bar and type “cmd”, then you’ll see a “Command Prompt “ program, Just right-click on it and choose “Run as Administrator”  option as shown in the image below.

Step 2: Now, inside a command prompt, type “getmac” command, and press enter to obtain the “MAC Address of your system”.

Step 3:  Here, you’ll see the Physical address and the Transport Name, to be more specific, you can follow the next step if so many devices are connected and various MAC addresses are displayed.

Step 4: For that, Type the command “ipconfig/all” and press enter.

 

Step 5: Then MAC address of all Wireless Adapter, Ethernet Adapters and Tunnel Adapters will appear.

 

Method 2 of 2:

Step 1:  Go to the Windows search bar and type “Control Panel”. Click on it to open.

Step 2: Now, Click on ” View Network status and tasks” under the Network and Internet option, as marked in the image below.

Step 3: On the left side you’ll  see various options, Just click on “Change Adapter Settings”.

 

Step 4: Select any one connection and then Double click to open “Wireless Network Connection Status”.

 

Step 5: Just, click on “Details” and in the next window you’ll definitely find your mac address as shown in the image below.

That’s all friends. Keep reading!!!!