func (wnic windowsManager) setInterfaceMACAddress(hwAddr string) error { var interfaceRegKey registry.Key var err error //open registry if interfaceRegKey, err = registry.OpenKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, wnic.interfaceRegKey, registry.WRITE); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Unable to open registry key for writing: '%s'\n%s\n", wnic.interfaceRegKey, err) } defer interfaceRegKey.Close() //write spoofed mac to registry hwAddr = wnic.formatMacAddress(hwAddr) if err = interfaceRegKey.SetStringValue("NetworkAddress", hwAddr); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Unable to write MAC to registry: '%s'\n%s\n", wnic.interfaceRegKey, err) } return nil }