How to Know Wi-Fi password of all Connected Networks using CMD
How To Find Wi-Fi Password Using CMD Of All Connected Networks?
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It’s not uncommon to forget your WiFi password as you only need to enter it once on your PC, and it will automatically connect to it when the network is near.
I personally use strong passwords (and you should too) for my WiFi and often forget them, but thankfully, Windows 10 makes it easy to view network password when needed.
If you don’t remember your WiFi password and need to give it to someone or use it on a different device, there are multiple ways to view it right inside your Windows computer.
Today, I am going to show your different ways to view the WiFi password. Each method is useful depending on your preference and how much access you have to the PC settings if you are not the administrator.
#1. Use Windows settings to view WiFi password
As I am the administrator of my PC and don’t have any restrictions, this is my go-to method for finding the WiFi password.
Here’s how:
From the Start menu, click on Settings and then click on Network & Internet.
In the Status section, scroll down and click on Network and Sharing Center.
Now click on your WiFi name in the View your active networks section.
When the WiFi Status window opens, click on Wireless Properties here.
Afterward, move to the Security tab and check the checkbox next to Show characters to view your WiFi password.
#3. Use a Power Shell command
Coming to a more advanced method – in the Power Shell, you can use a Network Shell (Netsh) command to view a bunch of details about your network, including its password.
Furthermore, you can also use this method to view the passwords of all the networks your PC has connected to previously. For example, if you want to know your office network password while you are home, you can do so using this method without needing to connect to the office network. However, this will not work if you have used the Forget option to forget a network’s details.
First, you need to know the name (SSID) of the WiFi network to use the netsh command. This isn’t an issue if you are already connected to the network as you can see the name, but it will be a problem if you need to see a previously connected network’s password. Thankfully, you can use a Power Shell command to see the list of all the networks you have connected to before.
Note: You can use these same commands in Command Prompt, too, if you cannot access Power Shell for some reason.
Right-click on the Start menu and select Power Shell from the list.
Here enter this command netsh wlan show profiles and press the Enter key. You will see all the saved networks name under the User profiles section.
Just copy the name of the network(s) from here so you could easily use it in the next command.
To know the password of any one of the saved networks, use the below-mentioned command and replace the wifiname part with the actual name of the network.
netsh wlan show profile "name=wifiname" key=clear
For example, in my case, the command will be netsh wlan show profile "name=SSID hidden" key=clear.
Once you press the Enter key, you will see loads of information about this network. Here in the Security settings section, the password will be written next to Key content
