To read an IP address, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal.
2. Type the following command: ipconfig
3. Press Enter.
4. For each network adapter inside your Windows computer, you will see its IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
5. The IPv4 address is found in the IPv4 Address field.
6. The IPv6 address is stored in the IPv6 Address field.

Alternatively, you can read an IP address by understanding its binary format. An IP address has 32 bits, and the number after the slash tells you where the network part ends and the host part starts.