How to check the Wi-Fi password on your computer [Windows 11/10]

 

Windows 11/10 operating system

Method 1: Check the Wi-Fi password via Network & Internet settings

1. Please connect to Wi-Fi that you want to check the password, then right-click the [Network] icon① on the taskbar and select [Network and Internet settings]②.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Select [Advanced network settings]③.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Under Related settings, select [More network adapter options]④.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Choose the connected Wi-Fi network⑤, then select [View status of this connection]⑥.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Select [Wireless Properties]⑦.
   
   
   
   
   
6. On the [Security] tab of Wireless Network Properties⑧, check the box [Show characters]⑨, you will find the Wi-Fi password in the Network security key field. 
   
   
   

 

1. In the Command Prompt window, type the command
   For Windows 11
   

   Netsh wlan show profile name=”Wi-F name” key=clear

   For Windows 10
   

   Netsh wlan show profile name=”Wi-F name” key=clear

   
   and then press Enter key.
   Fox example: Netsh wlan show profile name=”WLAN2_5G2” key=clear, WLAN2_5G2 is a Wi-Fi name that has been connected currently. 
2. You can find the Wi-Fi password in the [Key Content] field of Security settings④.
   
   
   
   
   
3. If you want to check all Wi-Fi passwords the computer has ever connected, you can use the following command. Press Enter key after typing this command, you will find the passwords for each Wi-Fi.
   For Windows 11
   

   for /f "skip=9 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %i in ('netsh wlan show profiles') do @echo %j | findstr -i -v echo | netsh wlan show profiles %j key=clear

   For Windows 10
   

   Netsh wlan show profile name=”Wi-F name” key=clear