Open Settings > click on Network & Internet.Ģ.

If your computer connects to WiFi and Ethernet, it will have two MAC Addresses, one for Ethernet and the other one for WiFi.Īlso, if your WiFi Network is using MAC Filtering, you need to make sure that the New MAC Address is white listed on the Modem/Router.ġ. This can be useful, if you run into problems after changing MAC Address and need to go back to the original or default MAC Address.

Before Changing MAC Addressīefore going ahead with the steps to change MAC Address, it is important that you note down the original or the actual MAC Address of your computer. In general, users want to change the MAC Address of their computers to bypass blocked networks and also to test MAC Address filtering. However, it is possible mask or hide the real MAC Address of a computer by forcing the computer to declare or broadcast a different MAC Address to the Network. Since, MAC Address of a device is coded at Hardware level, there is really no way to change the original MAC Address of a device.

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