Your IP address, which stands for Internet Protocol, is the unique number of your internet connection linked to all your internet and networking activities. A regular computer user would probably never really think about it, but it is actually a very important technology that connects one machine to another via the Internet.
In this post, we will learn the simple steps to find out, reset, renew, configure, and change the IP address on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer to use a static IP.
How to find out the IP address of my computer?
You may want to know your computer’s IP number if you need to connect two or more devices to ‘talk’ to each other.
From the WinX Menu, open an elevated Command Prompt window, type the following, and hit Enter:
ipconfig /all
IPConfig is a tool built into Windows, that displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP and Domain Name System DNS settings.
How to Renew IP address of my computer
To refresh or renew your IP address, use the following commands:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
Related: How to find my IP address?
Change the IP address in Windows 11/10
If you want to set a static IP, you can change your IP address. To do so, open the Network and Sharing Center in the Control Panel, and click on the Connections link.
A new window will open up, showing the details about your internet connection. Click on the Properties tab.
Another window will open up showing the items used by your connection. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/ IP v4).
A PC’s default setting is to obtain the IP address automatically, but you can change it if necessary.
Select Use the following IP address and fill in the required details (8 & 9 in the above image) and click on OK, and you are done.
Do not forget to check the box saying ‘Validate settings upon exit’. Your PC will automatically run network diagnostic and verify the connection.
If your computer is used on more than one network, enter the details like subnet mask, default gateway, preferred DNS server, alternate DNS server, etc.
Remember to reboot your computer system after making the changes.
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