Quick and easy way to recover a saved Wi-Fi password in windows
Prerequisites: You must have the Wi-Fi network you wish to recover the password for saved in Windows
Difficulty Level: Member • Nerd • Platypus
Estimated Time: 5-10 Minutes
Expected Outcome: You will be able to see the password for the saved Wi-Fi network
Tools Required: A PC running any version of Windows
Steps to Perform
- On the keyboard press Windows key+R and the run dialog will come up
- In the Open field type "cmd" and press Enter
- In the command prompt run the following command to list the saved Wi-Fi networks
netsh wlan show profiles
- Find the network you want the key for in the list
- To show the key for a network from the list run the following command
netsh wlan show profile name="NETWORK" key=clear
Replace "NETWORK" with the name of your network without quotes - Once you run the command you can find the password under the field Key Content