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Open the CMD prompt
Run the following command and the GUI will appear:
%windir%\system32\wuapp.exe startmenu
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How To Find MAC Address On Your Windows Computer
What is a MAC address? MAC address stands for “media access control” address. It’s a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces. Unlike an IP address that can easily be changed, a MAC address is normally assigned by the network interface manufacturer and is used for communications on the physical network segment. It’s also known as the Physical Address.
On a Microsoft Windows machine, pull up the command prompt. On a Windows 7 machine, click on the Windows start icon, go to All Programs, then to Accessories. There you will find Command Prompt.
Once the command prompt opens, type in the following and press Enter.
ipcofig /all
You will receive something similar to this:
Your MAC or Physical Address looks like this:
On other devices such as mobile phones, iPads, and Kindles, the IP Address may appear in a similar format such as this:
D0:67:E5:04:3D:06
There are many reasons why you might need to know your MAC address or at least know how to find it. I’ll cover a couple of those reasons in another post.
Open Command Prompt As An Administrator In Windows
This post describes how to open a command prompt with full administrator permissions in the following Windows Operating Sytems:
Windows 7, Windows Essential Business Server, Windows SBS 2003, Windows SBS 2008, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista
To open a command prompt as an administrator,
1. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Accessories.
2. Right-click Command prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.
How To Get Computer Serial Number Using CMD Line in Linux
DMIDECODE
Use dmidecode command. If it’s not on the system, install it first.
yum install dmidecode
Now that it’s installed, run it.
dmidecode -t system
Output Example
SMBIOS 2.3 present. Handle 0x0100, DMI type 1, 25 bytes. System Information Manufacturer: HP Product Name: ProLiant DL380 G4 Version: Not Specified Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXX UUID: XXXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX Wake-up Type: Power Switch Handle 0x2000, DMI type 32, 11 bytes. System Boot Information Status: No errors detected Variations to use instead of "system": bios system baseboard chassis processor memory cache connector slot