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Random Hardware (Mac) Address - Windows 10

Anonymous
2020-09-01T12:55:09+00:00

Hi has microsoft removed the random mac address option from windows 10?

There is no "Random Hardware Address" in my network settings as indicated by microsoft and it's not clear if this option is available only if the network card and its drivers support it or if microsoft has removed it completely.

So is there any solution to enable this feature in Windows 10? Or what other solutions are there to have a random mac address?

ps. I run Windows 10 pro 2004 and have an intel wifi card and in the card advanced settings there is also no option to change the mac address.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-09-01T17:08:02+00:00

    Random hardware access is only available if your WiFi adapter supports it. So the next question is ...

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-01T17:36:18+00:00

    Exactly what I suspected!

    next question is...does it mean I can't change/spoof my mac address even by using third party softwareor registry editing?

    and

    is there a list of wifi adapters that support the "random hardware address" feature?

    Second question first: "Is there a list of WiFi adapters that supports random hardware address?"

    Maybe. If so, it will be on the internet, so try searching.

    "Does it mean I can't change/spoof my mac address even by using third party software or registry editing?"

    As you know, MAC addresses are assigned at the factory. But it's not difficult to spoof a MAC address, and you can find detailed instructions on the internet.

    Normally, I don't like to send people to the internet if I can explain something on my own. But this - spoofing MAC addresses - is not something I've done myself, nor do I have the interest to do that, so unless someone who knows how joins the thread, it's happy hunting to you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-01T14:38:24+00:00

    I can confirm the option "Use random hardware addresses" isn't available in any of those locations.

    My wifi card is Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-01T17:18:05+00:00

    Exactly what I suspected!

    next question is...does it mean I can't change/spoof my mac address even by using third party softwareor registry editing?

    and

    is there a list of wifi adapters that support the "random hardware address" feature?

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-09-01T15:07:40+00:00

    pro, it's written in the first post.

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