How to find your IP address on Windows 10

Here are five ways to find out the IP address of your device on Windows 10, which will come in handy when you need to troubleshoot a network connection or share resources with other PCs.

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Windows 10 device IP address
Windows 10 device IP address
  • To find your IP address on Windows 10, open Settings > Network & Internet > Status, open the “Wi-Fi” or “Ethernet” properties page, and find the IP address in the “IPv4 address” setting.
  • Or, from Command Prompt, run the “ipconfig” command to find the IP address under “IPv4 address.”
  • Or, from PowerShell, run the “Get-NetIPAddress” command to determine the IP under “IPAddress.”
  • You can also use Task Manager or Control Panel.

Computers connected to a network require an IP (Internet Protocol) address to identify themselves in the network and talk to other devices. This is true whether you access the network at home, at work, or internet.

Although we usually connect to the network using a wireless or wire connection and forget the rest, sometimes you may need to find out the local IP address set on your device to share resources with other computers, allow other people to connect remotely, or troubleshoot networking problems, and on Windows 10 there are at least five ways to see your device IP address information.

In this guide, you’ll learn five ways to find your PC’s IP address on Windows 10, including using the Settings app, Task Manager, Control Panel, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.

Find IP address on Windows 10

To find the IP address of your “Wi-Fi” or “Ethernet” connection on Windows 10, use these steps:

  1. Open Settings on Windows 10.

  2. Click on Network & Internet.

  3. Click on Status.

  4. Click the “Properties” button for the active (“Wi-Fi” or “Ethernet”) network connection.

    Network properties

  5. Under the “Properties” section, find the IP address in the “IPv4 address” setting.

    IP address information on Settings app

The only caveat using this method is that the Settings app, for some odd reason, doesn’t show your IPv6 address information if that’s the version of the protocol you’re using.

Find IP address on Windows 10 from Task Manager

To check your IP address on Windows 10 from Task Manager, use these steps:

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Task Manager and click the top result to open the app.

  3. Click on the Performance tab.

  4. Select the network adapter you want to find out its IP address.

    IP address using Task Manager

  5. Check the device IP address on the bottom-right in the “IPv4 address” and “IPv6 address” settings.

After you complete the steps, Task Manager will display the IP address of your computer.

Find IP address on Windows 10 from Control Panel

To find your computer’s IP address from Control Panel, use these steps:

  1. Open Control Panel.

  2. Click on Network and Internet.

  3. Click on Network and Sharing Center.

  4. Click on the “Change adapter settings” on the left pane.

    Change network adapter settings

  5. Double-click the active network adapter.

    Network Connections

  6. Click the Details button.

    Network adapter status

  7. In the “Network Connection Details” page, find your device’s IP address will be listed in the “IPv4 address” setting (and “Link-local IPv6 Address” setting, if that’s the version of the protocol you’re using).

    IP address information on Control Panel

Find IP address on Windows 10 from Command Prompt

To find your computer IP address on Windows 10 from Command Prompt, use these steps:

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select Run as administrator.

  3. Type the following command to find out your IP address information and press Enter:
    ipconfig

    Command Prompt find IP address

  4. Find the TCP/IP address under the “IPv4 Address” and “Link-local IPv6 Address” settings.

Once you complete the steps, the command will reveal the device’s IP address.

Find IP address on Windows 10 from PowerShell

To find the IP address of your computer with PowerShell, use these steps:

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select Run as administrator.

  3. Type the following command to find out your IP address information and press Enter:

    Get-NetIPAddress

    PowerShell find IP address

  4. Check the IP address in the “IPAddress” setting.

After you complete the steps, the PowerShell command will display the network configuration, which includes the computer’s IP address.

Windows 10 runs in dual-stack mode, which involves running IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously, but most of the time, the IPv4 information will be all you need.

Also, remember that this guide outlines the steps to find your local IP address. If you’re looking to find your public IP address (internet), you can quickly find this information by searching for “My IP address” on Google or Bing.

About the author
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Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].