If you want to view a saved Wi-Fi password on your Windows PC
If you want to view a saved Wi-Fi password on your Windows PC, you can use Command Prompt. This method only works for networks your computer has successfully connected to in the past. [1, 2, 3]
Follow these steps to find your password:
- Press the Windows Key, type
cmd, right-click on Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator. - Type the following command and press Enter to view a list of all saved Wi-Fi networks:
netsh wlan show profiles - Locate the exact name of the Wi-Fi network you want from the list.
- Type the following command, replacing
"YOUR_WIFI_NAME"with the actual name of your network (keep the quotation marks), and press Enter:netsh wlan show profile name="YOUR_WIFI_NAME" key=clearScroll down to the Security settings section and look for Key Content. The text next to it is your Wi-Fi password
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