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What if you need to see the Wi-Fi passwords for a network that you’ve saved on your
computer but you don’t remember it?
Here are all the things you can do with your windows PC to show your Wi-Fi password.
Once you’ve configured your wifi router and connected all of your devices, you’re unlikely to think about your Wi-Fi password much.
However, if you got a new device and forgot your Wi-Fi password then follow the below steps to view the saved Wi-Fi passwords on your
Using the Command Prompt
Using the Windows Command Prompt, you may perform a wide range of operations. We use a few commands to see the Wi-Fi password.
Open a PowerShell or Command Prompt window. PowerShell can be used by right-clicking the Start button or by pressing Windows+X.
You can see the list of network profiles on your computer by running the command:
netsh wlan show profiles
Locate the network name for which you require the password and then run the following command, replacing “NETWORK” with the network name:
netsh wlan show profile name="NETWORK" key=clear
Your password is located next to Key Content in the output’s “Security Settings.”
You can either right-click the Start button or press Windows+X and open the Windows settings menu.
Open Windows settings app and navigate to Network & Internet.
In the Network & Internet section, on the right-side pane scroll down and go to “Advanced Network sections”.
Next, click on “More network Adapter options” under the Related settings section.
This will open the Network connections window.
Right-click the “Wifi Adapter” (the Wifi network connected to your PC) and select the “Status” option.
Following that, click the Wireless Properties button to open a new window.
Go to the Security tab. If you look, you’ll see a field called “Network security key.”
To view your password, tick the “Show characters” checkbox under the Network security key.
Here are all the things you can do with your windows PC to show your Wi-Fi password.
Once you’ve configured your wifi router and connected all of your devices, you’re unlikely to think about your Wi-Fi password much.
However, if you got a new device and forgot your Wi-Fi password then follow the below steps to view the saved Wi-Fi passwords on your
Using the Command Prompt
Using the Windows Command Prompt, you may perform a wide range of operations. We use a few commands to see the Wi-Fi password.
Open a PowerShell or Command Prompt window. PowerShell can be used by right-clicking the Start button or by pressing Windows+X.
You can see the list of network profiles on your computer by running the command:
netsh wlan show profiles
Locate the network name for which you require the password and then run the following command, replacing “NETWORK” with the network name:
netsh wlan show profile name="NETWORK" key=clear
Your password is located next to Key Content in the output’s “Security Settings.”
Find Wi-Fi passwords through Windows Settings.
Instead of using the Command Prompt, you can look up your Wi-Fi password by navigating through the Windows menu system. The disadvantage is that this needs a lot of clicks.You can either right-click the Start button or press Windows+X and open the Windows settings menu.
Open Windows settings app and navigate to Network & Internet.
In the Network & Internet section, on the right-side pane scroll down and go to “Advanced Network sections”.
Next, click on “More network Adapter options” under the Related settings section.
This will open the Network connections window.
Right-click the “Wifi Adapter” (the Wifi network connected to your PC) and select the “Status” option.
Following that, click the Wireless Properties button to open a new window.
Go to the Security tab. If you look, you’ll see a field called “Network security key.”
To view your password, tick the “Show characters” checkbox under the Network security key.
