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Faminator
Faminator

Reputation: 896

How to View Saved WiFi Passwords on Windows 7, 8, & 10

Can I get the Wi-Fi password for my Windows PC when it is successfully connected? Can I get it from a file or is there another way to do that?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2927

Answers (5)

Melanie Shebel
Melanie Shebel

Reputation: 2918

There are two ways I do this depending on the circumstances. Sidebar: If you prefer a visual walkthrough, I created a video answering this question. See: how to view saved passwords.

If you're currently connected to the network:

  1. On the bottom right corner of your screen, right-click the network icon.
  2. Click "Open Network and Internet Settings"
  3. List "Click Change Adapter Options"
  4. Find the name of the network you're connected to and click "status."
  5. Click "Wireless Properties"
  6. Click on the Security tab
  7. There is a box that says "Show characters to reveal your WiFi password." Check it. (That's the password you're looking for.

If you're NOT connected to the network you want the password for:

  1. Open Command Prompt
  2. Type the following and hit enter: netsh wlan show profile
  3. The screen will show all the networks your computer "remembers" being connected to. Locate the network name you're wanting the password for. (Mine is called Simon.) Type: netsh wlan show profile name="Simon" key=clear (Replace Simon with the name of the network you're interested in and hit enter.)
  4. Scroll down to where it says Security Settings and look for a bit that says Key Content. The value next to Key Content is the password you're looking for.

Note: You can only get the password if your computer is connected via wi-fi. In your question, it wasn't clear if you are connected wirelessly or via cate-5. Being physically connected to the modem doesn't pass your wifi credentials to your computer.

Upvotes: 0

GrafixMastaMD
GrafixMastaMD

Reputation: 147

If you want to get them all in a simple table you can run this "one liner" in a PowerShell window

$data =@(); foreach($item in $list) { netsh wlan show profile "$item" key=clear | findstr Key |  ForEach-Object {$row = "" | Select-Object Network,Password; $row.Network = $item; $row.password = $_.Substring(29); $data += $row}}; $data | Format-Table -AutoSize

Enjoy :)

Upvotes: -1

aakash4dev
aakash4dev

Reputation: 1176

just 2 lines of cmd codes:

netsh wlan show profile
netsh wlan show profile <friends-wifi-name> key=clear

netsh wlan show profile will show list of wifi-provider names

wifi networks list

netsh wlan show profile <friends-wifi-name> key=clear will show saved wifi details including password at Security settings > Key Content wifi password and details

Upvotes: -1

Thilina Dharmasena
Thilina Dharmasena

Reputation: 2341

Get windows wifi password

Go to the toolbar and select the Show Hide Icons button and select the connected wifi enter image description here

Right click on the yellow coloured area and select Open network & Internet Settings

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Select the Change adapter option enter image description here

Then will list all the connections then select the wifi connection which you want to get the password then right click and select the Status enter image description here

Then will open a status window and then select the Wireless Properties enter image description here

after that select the Security tab and check the Show characters Then you will get the password from the red marked area.

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Upvotes: -1

Nirfer
Nirfer

Reputation: 54

  1. Run CMD
  2. Type command : netsh wlan show profiles name=your_network_name key=clear
  3. Press Enter

Password will be shown in "Security settings" under the Key Content

Upvotes: 3

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