Find local IP Address on Windows

The easiest and quickest way to find your local IP address on a Windows 10 computer is to type a special command into the command prompt. These instructions will clearly show you how to do this.

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  1. Search for the Command Prompt tool

    In the bottom-left corner of your Windows desktop, you will see an input box which says Type here to search. Windows will search your whole system for anything you type in there.

    We want to open a command prompt, so search for the command prompt by typing in Command Prompt

    Screenshot of The Windows "Type to Search" input on the Windows desktop

    Note that you can also search for the abbreviation: cmd

  2. Press the Enter key to run the Command Prompt tool

    Now that you've searched for the Command Prompt, Windows has found it and has highlighted as the main search result.

    Windows Search has found the Command Prompt tool

    Simply press the Enter key on your keyboard to run the Command Prompt tool. Alternatively you can double click the icon.

    If Windows Search hasn't found the Command Prompt, make sure that you've typed Command Prompt properly - remember you can also search for the abbreviation: cmd. Also make sure that the All tab is selected at the top of the Search window (and not "Documents" or "Web" etc).

  3. You'll see a fresh Command Prompt window appear

    Now that you have selected the Command Prompt from the Windows Search, you'll now see a fresh Command Prompt window. It's possible to type lots of different commands into it to get Windows to perform certain tasks or show you various information.

    A blank Windows Command Prompt

  4. Use the ipconfig command

    Now that you have a Command Prompt open, simply type the command ipconfig into it and then press the Enter key. The Internet Protocol Configuration tool will now run and show you some information about your local network connection.

  5. Look for your local IP Address Number

    The ipconfig tool will have printed a number of things on the command prompt, it will look something like this screenshot:

    Screenshot showing the Network item in System Preferences

    We have underlined the line which says IPv4 Address, you can see the IP Address (in this example, it begins with 192.168...) in the right-hand column.

    If you have more than one local network connection (perhaps you have two network cards, or perhaps you are connected by WiFi and a network cable) you may have more than one network adaptor; you will need to look for the IPv4 Address line under each adaptor section of the read-out.