How to find your IP address in any operating system - and why you'd want to Need to know the IP address of a machine or device you're using? Relax. Anyone can do this in seconds. Here's how.

For Windows laptops and desktops, you click on the Start menu, select Run, type cmd and then "ipconfig" in the search field. It will then present your IP address.

How to find your IP address on Windows 11 To view your local IP address with Windows 11, follow these instructions: 1. Open the Windows Start menu, type Settings, and open it.

Knowing your IP address can help protect your home network and data from prying eyes. Here's how to find it.

What’s an IP Address? Put simply, an IP address (short for Internet Protocol address) is a unique identifier for your machine. Computers have them, but so do tablets and smartphones.