where is the wifi password kept in Windows?

Hello RogerPépin

I'm Peter F

Please follow these methods

right-click on the WiFi icon in the system tray and choose Open Network and Sharing Center.

open network sharing center

Now go ahead and click on Change Adapter Settings in the left-hand menu.

Find the icon for Wi-Fi, right-click on it and choose Status.

This will bring up the WiFi Status dialog where you can see some basic information about your wireless network connection.

wireless properties

Click on the Wireless Properties button and then click on the Security tab.

Here you will see a text field called Network security key. Go ahead and check the Show characters box and you’ll now be able to see the WiFi security password. Note that this is just the WiFi password of the currently connected WiFi network. What if you want to see the WiFi passwords for WiFi networks that your computer previously connected to

Method 2

you have to use the command prompt, which is pretty annoying. Anyway, in Windows 7, open the Network and Sharing Center and then click on Manage Wireless Networks.

manage wireless networks

You will now see a nice list of all the wireless networks that computer has ever connected to. Just double-click on the one you are interested in.

list of wireless networks

Then just click on the Security tab and check the Show characters box again to see the password.

windows 7 wifi key

In Windows 8 and 10, you have to open a command prompt by going to Start and typing in CMD. When the command prompt opens, type in the following command:

netsh wlan show profiles

wlan netsh

You’ll find all the wireless profiles listed under User Profiles. The name of the WiFi network is on the right. In my case, I only have one WiFi network listed. Now to see the password for a profile, type in the following command:

netsh wlan show profile name=profilename key=clear

Go ahead and replace profilename with the actual name of the WiFi network listed from the previous command

When you run the second command, you’ll get a lot of output, but you are only interested in finding the line that starts with Key Content. To the right will be the WiFi password.

I hope it helps

Hi Roger

Open the old Control Panel

Go to Network and Sharing Center and at the top, click your current network

Then on the resulting dialog, click 'Wireless Properties'

Then on the second dialog, choose the security Tab and click 'Show Characters.

That's It

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Please refer this support article:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/402350...

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Hi Roger,

Right-click the network icon on the toolbar and select “open network and sharing center.”

In the resulting window, click “Change adapter settings,” right-click on the Wi-Fi network, and select “status” on the drop-down menu.

In the resulting pop-up window, select “Wireless Properties,” then click on the Security tab.

You should see a check box beside “show characters.” Check this box to reveal your password. (Note: Windows 10 refers to this as a network security key instead of a password.)

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