Disable MAC Randomisation - Windows 10 or 11

Removes device randomisation feature that can prevent your device from authenticating to the network

 

How to turn off random MAC addresses in Windows 10  

  1. Connect to your building's assigned SSID. See reception if you do not know your building SSID

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    In your taskbar, right-click on the Wi-Fi icon and then Properties.
             
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  2. Under the Random Hardware Addresses section, change the setting to Off.

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  3. Turn off the Wi-Fi on your device and turn it back on to reconnect to the network using the original Wi-Fi MAC address.  

 

How to turn off random MAC addresses in Windows 11

1. Open Windows Settings by pressing Windows + "i" keys from the keyboard.

2. Click on the Network & Internet from the left side pane in the Settings.

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3. Click Wi-Fi on the right-side pane.


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4. Turn off the Wi-Fi on your device and turn it back on to reconnect to the network using the original Wi-Fi MAC address.  

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If you need to enable the Random hardware address function on Windows 11, repeat the above steps, and in step 4, slide the toggle to the On position.

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