Windows 10: How to Turn on Random Hardware Addresses in Windows 11/10

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The Random Hardware Addresses feature is a great way to make sure that your computer is secure and no one is able to track your movement. In this post, we are going to see how to turn on Random Hardware Addresses in Windows 11/10 and more about this feature in detail. What are Random Hardware […]

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[BUG] "Random hardware addresses" disable for known network does not work!

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Is your device connected to domain network?
   
2. May I know what you exactly mean by "the "Random hardware address" is used even for known "whitelisted" networks"?
   

There's two controls for using random hardware addresses—one is for all Wi-Fi networks and the other is for the specific Wi-Fi network you choose. When you turn it on for all networks, random hardware addresses are used while your
PC scans for networks and connects to any network. When it's turned on for a specific network you choose, random hardware addresses are used the next time you connect to that network.



Refer the article ‘How and why to use random hardware
addresses’ for more information.



We await for your response.





Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Moderator

 

Random Hardware Address Used for Windows 10?

Thank you for replying. I followed the link's instructions and checked for all Wifi ntwks and specific Wifi networks and my version (see orig. post), doesn't have 'Use random hardware addresses.'
under either screen.

I looked through each link below and couldn't find it either.

For all Wifi I get:

Wifi on/off with these links:

-Show Available Networks

-Hardware PropertiesManage Know Networks

WiFi Services:

-Find paid plans for suggested open hotspots near me on/off

-Connect to suggested open hotspots on/off

Hotspot 2.0 networks:

Let me use Online Sign-Up to get connected on/off

Related Settings with these links:

-Change Adapter Options

-Change Advanced Sharing Options

-Network and Sharing Center

-HomeGroup

-Windows Firewall

For specific Wifi under Manage Known Networks I get a choice to
turn on or off:

-Connect Automatically when in Range-Make this PC discoverable

-Metered connection

-Properties (of the router I selected)

Is it just not on my version of Windows 10 Home?

 

Random Hardware (Mac) Address - Windows 10

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?