How to find WiFi password on Windows 10

ProTechnoid, February 3, 2021 |

Most of us tend to forget our Wi-Fi password which is very common but sometimes you may need it either for another device or to share with your friends. So, therefore everyone should know how to find Wi-Fi password on Windows 10.

There are lot of third part applications which can help you to find your Wi-Fi password but I would not recommend them.

Don’t worry windows 10 makes it easy for us to check Wi-FI password using more than one method. You can use any method given below as per your preference.

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How to find WiFi password on Windows 10

To find your wifi password in Windows 10 search Network status in to the search bar in start menu.

windows-10-start-menu-search-bar — Search and open Network Status

Once the Network status window is open scroll down and click on Network and sharing center.

network-status-windows10 — Click on Network and Sharing Center

In the Network and sharing center window select your Wi-Fi connection name.

network-and-sharing-center-wifi-connection — Click on Wi-Fi Connection Name

Now, the Wi-Fi status window will be opened, click open the Wireless properties option.

wifi-status-windows-10 — Click on Wireless Properties

Next, select the Security tab which is found next to connection tab. Under Security tab check the show characters option below Network security key to reveal your Wi-Fi password.

wireless-network-properties — Check show characters to reveal Wi-Fi Password

How to find WiFi password using cmd

Whenever we connect to a WiFi network and enter a password to connect to that network, the system automatically creates a WLAN profile of that particular network.

So we can access those WLAN profile to find WiFi password using cmd commands.

Open the command prompt and run it as administrator.