Changing Your MAC Address in Windows, Linux, and macOS

Learn how to change your MAC address (also known as MAC spoofing) for different operating systems. Click the buttons below to see the instructions for your OS.

Windows 10

Using Device Manager:

1. Press Windows + X and select Device Manager.
2. Expand the Network adapters section.
3. Right-click on the network adapter you want to change and select Properties.
4. Go to the Advanced tab.
5. Select Network Address or Locally Administered Address.
6. Enter the new MAC address (without dashes) and click OK.
7. Disable and then enable the network adapter, or restart your computer.

Using Registry Editor:

1. Press Windows + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}.
3. Find the subkey corresponding to your network adapter.
4. Right-click on the right pane, select New -> String Value, and name it NetworkAddress.
5. Double-click NetworkAddress and enter the new MAC address.
6. Restart your computer.

Linux

Using ifconfig:

1. Open a terminal.
2. Run the following commands:
    sudo ifconfig eth0 down
    sudo ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:00:00:00:00:01
    sudo ifconfig eth0 up

Using iproute2:

1. Open a terminal.
2. Run the following commands:
    sudo ip link set dev eth0 down
    sudo ip link set dev eth0 address 00:00:00:00:00:01
    sudo ip link set dev eth0 up

macOS

Using Terminal:

1. Open Terminal.
2. Run the following commands:
    sudo ifconfig en0 ether 00:00:00:00:00:01

For macOS 10.15 and later:

1. Disable Wi-Fi: Click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar and select Turn Wi-Fi Off.
2. Open Terminal.
3. Run the following commands:
    sudo ifconfig en0 ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
4. Re-enable Wi-Fi.

Fun Suggestion: Try changing your MAC address to something funny like FOURDUMBCATS (hexadecimal equivalent: 4D:55:4D:42:43:41:54:53). Enjoy experimenting!