How to find your wifi password in Windows 7, 8 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.
On this page, you will find two methods for retrieving a Wi-Fi password.
How to find your wifi password in Windows 7, 8 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 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.