Windows - Change the MTU of a network interface

by
Jeremy Canfield |
Updated: March 13 2020
| Windows articles
Use the following command to get the currently available interfaces and the MTU. In this example, the MTU of "Local Area Connection" is 1500.
PS C:\ > netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
Idx Met MTU State Name
--- --- ---- --------- ---------------------
1 25 1500 connected Local Area Connection
Use the following command to change the MTU. In this example, the MTU is doubled to 3000.
- Type netsh and press enter
- Type interface and press enter
- Type ipv4 and press enter
- Type set subinterface "Local Area Connection" mtu=3000 store=persistent and press enter
Run the first command again to ensure the MTU has been updated.
PS C:\ > netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
Idx Met MTU State Name
--- --- ---- --------- ---------------------
1 25 3000 connected Local Area Connection
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