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The Wireshark interface – Before starting the capture

Let's get started with various aspects of the Wireshark interface.

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This contains the default title of Wireshark along with the current version in use. To enable or disable the title, navigate to Edit | Preferences | User Interface and modify the option Welcome screen and title bar shows version to suit your requirement. To modify the title, navigate to Edit | Preferences | User Interface | Layout and enter a suitable title in the Custom window title field as shown in the following figure:

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