How to find Wi-Fi password when connected in Windows?
Tagged: command-prompt, wi-fi, windows
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- May 28, 2020 at 11:36 AM #2062
Santhosh Kumar D
Keymaster@santhoshYou can use any of the following methods to find the Wi-Fi password when connected in your Windows computer.
Find Wi-Fi password when connected using Wireless Network Properties.
Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet.
Click View network status and tasks.
Click on the current connected Wi-Fi- network name displayed next to Connections.
A Wi-Fi Status window will open. Click Wireless Properties.
Go to Security tab. Check the Show characters checkbox. Your current Wi-Fi Network security key will be displayed.
Find Wi-Fi password when connected using Command Prompt.
Type “cmd” in Windows search box.
Right-click
Command Prompt and select Run as administrator. Alternatively, you can also pressWindows key
+R
and type “cmd” into the box and then pressCtrl
+Shift
+Enter
to run the Command Prompt as administrator.In the Command Prompt, enter the following command.
netsh wlan show profiles
It will display a list of all Wi-Fi profiles that you have ever connected to.
Note the name of the Wi-Fi profile for which you have to find the password. Enter the name in the following command. Replace the
name
with the name of your Wi-Fi profile.netsh wlan show profile name key=clear
In the result, you will see your password in the Key Content field under Security settings.
Please note that these methods can only find the password of Wi-Fi networks that have been previously connected to your Windows device.
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