How to find your wifi password in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10
This tutorial will show you step by step how to find and retrieve a Wi-Fi password on a Windows 7, 8, and 10 PC.
But first:
You've connected your PC to a wifi network some time ago (maybe a long time ago) and now you want to connect another device, like a laptop, tablet or a smartphone to the same wireless network.
But:
You forgot the password.
This also happened to me once and it probably happens to other people also.
Fortunately, there's an easy and quick way to look up your password and this tutorial will show you how to do this on a Microsoft Windows PC.
And now:
How to find your wifi password in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 using CMD
1. Open Windows Command Prompt as administrator (admin).
Three ways to open the Windows Command Prompt as administrator:
- In Windows 8 and 10, you right-click on the start menu button and choose Command Prompt (Admin)
- In Windows 7, you click on the start menu button, type cmd in the search box en then press the [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Enter] keys on your keyboard
- In Windows 7, 8 and 10, you press the [Windows] + [R] keys on your keyboard, type cmd into the Run box and then press the [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Enter] keys on your keyboard
2. When a User Account Control window appears, you click on the Yes button.
3. Type (or copy and paste) the following command:
netsh wlan show profile name=MyNetworkName key=clear | findstr Key
Note: You will need to replace MyNetworkName with the name of your wireless network.
4. Press the [Enter] key on your keyboard.
The password of the WiFi network will appear at Key Content.
How to find your wifi password in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10
1. Open Network and Sharing Center.
Two ways to open Network and Sharing Center:
- In Windows 7 and 8, you right-click on the wireless network icon in the system tray and choose Open Network and Sharing Center
- In Windows 10, you right-click on the wireless network icon in the system tray, choose Open Network & Internet settings, then you scroll down and click on Network and Sharing Center
2. Click on the name of the current Wi-Fi connection.
3. Click on Wireless Properties.
4. Open the Security tab.
5. Under Network security key, you check the Show characters option.
Windows will now show you the password.
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