Are you searching for a way to change your computer’s MAC address? Wish to bypass certain network restrictions by emulating an unrestricted MAC address? Well, you can change your PC’s MAC address by accessing the Device Manager. Follow this post and change your computer’s MAC address easily.
There may be some reasons that you might want to change your Network Adapter’s MAC Address. The MAC address stands for Media Access Control Address which will act as a unique identifier. This is the physical address that can identify your computer in a network.
You can easily change this MAC address or spoof it by accessing the configuration pane of the corresponding network adapter. Keep in mind that every NIC will have a unique MAC address. So on a typical laptop with both wired ethernet port and a wireless interface, each of it will have a unique and separate MAC address.
Steps To Change A Computer’s MAC Address:
Step 1: To get started first you need to open the Device Manager in your Windows PC. Go to start, and type device manager in the start search box. Click on the link that appears to open the Device Manager Window.
Alternatively, you can also open the Device Manager from Run Box. Press Win + R on your keyboard to open the Run Box and type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter. This will now open the Device Management Console as shown below.
Step 2: In the Device Manager Console, you will see a list of all the hardware’s installed on your Windows PC. These hardware’s will be grouped based on their categories. In this list of hardware, expand the Network Adapters section.
Step 3: Under the Network Adapters section, you will find the list of installed network adapters. Choose the desired network adapter for which you wish to change the MAC address.
Step 4: Now right click on the selected Network Adapter and select Properties from the context menu.
Step 5: In the Network Adapter’s Properties Window, navigate to the Advanced Tab.
Step 6: Under Property section, locate “Network Address” or “Locally Administered Address.” In our case, it is the “Network Address.” Highlight it, and now you will find a value field to the right of the Property section.
Step 7: Click on the Radio Button named Value Field. Enter your new, 12 digit MAC address in this Value Field.
For this tutorial purpose, I am using the MAC address as “2A:1B:4C:3D:6E:5F“.
Note: Make sure that the value entered in the field is without any dashes and colons. For example, in our case, I am going to enter the value as “2A1B4C3D6E5F“.
Step 8: Now you will need to restart your system to apply the changes. To check the new MAC address, open the command prompt, and type “ipconfig/all“. You will find the new MAC address under the selected Network Adapter.
That’s it. You have now successfully changed your computer’s MAC address.
If you encounter any issues while following this tutorial, do let me know using the comments section below.