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An IP address identifies any given device on a network. You lot might need it for online gaming or remote desktop computing. Your Windows 10 PC has an IP accost, and there are a few unlike ways you can find information technology. Here'southward how.

Find Your IP Address from the Settings Menu

You tin can find the IP address of your Windows 10 PC in the Settings menu. But instead of clicking through several levels of options to find it, nosotros'll apply a shortcut to jump straight to information technology.

To the right of the taskbar, you lot'll see a group of several different icons. We want to locate the network icon. The icon design will differ depending on whether yous're connected to the internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Right-click the icon.

Network icon design when connected to Wi-Fi.
Network icon blueprint when using an Ethernet connection.
Annotation: If you can't find the icon on your taskbar, it might be hidden. Click the up pointer to reveal a small menu of hidden icons.

A list of network connections will appear. The network that you're connected to will be at the acme of this list. Find it and click "Properties."

The Settings window volition now open, and yous'll automatically find yourself on the settings folio of your current Wi-Fi or Ethernet connexion.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and detect the "Properties" section. Here, you'll find your IP address next to "IPv4 accost."

Your IP address in the Properties section of the Wi-Fi settings window.

Find Your IP Address from the Control Console

You can also use the Command Panel to locate your IP accost. In the Windows search bar, blazon "Control Panel," and then click the Control Console app from the search results.

Control Panel will open. Here, click "Network and Cyberspace."

On the next screen, click "Network and Sharing Center."

Next, click "Change Adapter Settings" in the left-paw carte.

Now, depending on which connexion yous're using, double-click "Ethernet" or "Wi-Fi."

The "Wi-Fi Condition" (or "Ethernet Status") window volition appear. In the "Connection" section, click "Details."

Finally, you lot can find your IP accost in the "Network Connectedness Details" window that appears.

IP address in the Network Connection Details window.

That's all there is to it.

Find Your IP Address Using Control Prompt

If you like working with Control Prompt, proficient news! At that place's a simple command that yous tin can run to go your IP address.

First, open up Command Prompt. To do so, type "Command Prompt" in the Windows search bar and click the Control Prompt app that appears in the search results.

Control Prompt will open. Type this command and press Enter to execute it:

ipconfig

Run ipconfig from Command Prompt.

Your IP address will be returned in the response, listed in the "IPv4 Address" line.

Your IP address in the Command Prompt response.

Using one of these methods, you should now have your Windows x PC'south IP address—merely this is yourprivate IP address. Did you know that you also have a public IP accost? We explain what that means and how to find it here.

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